Kaviraj Siddha Hospital

You can find us over at No. 23 Vinayagar Kovil Street-2, right in the Kaviraj Doctor Thottam area of Moolapalayam. It’s near Kollampalayam. The street is pretty narrow, and the Vinayagar Kovil is a good landmark if you’re trying to find the place. We focus on Siddha treatments here. The building itself is a bit older, tucked away in this residential part of town. We have a lot of jars and herbs around the place. The smell of the oils and preparations is something you get used to pretty quickly. It’s not like those big modern hospitals with glass walls. We have basic rooms and a small area where we prepare things. A lot of the people who come here are from the surrounding streets, though some travel from further away. We start our day early, usually getting things ready before the first person arrives. It’s a lot of manual work, grinding and mixing. We don't have a huge staff, so we all end up doing a bit of everything, from cleaning the floors to talking to the visitors. The pace is a bit slower here, which suits the kind of work we do. We’ve been a part of this community for a long time, and the building has seen a lot of seasons. We just keep doing what we’ve been taught, day in and day out. Sometimes the rain makes the street muddy, but people still find their way to our front door. We keep our old wooden desk piled with notebooks.