Hotel Ariya Bhavan.

Our place is on Namakal Road in Kattuputhur. It’s a small town and everyone knows everyone else. Hotel Ariya Bhavan is where we spend all our time. We have a small area for people to stay and we also do some food. It’s mostly just family working here. My mother does some of the cooking and my brother stays at the counter. The building isn't very big. We have a few rooms upstairs. It gets very quiet at night in this part of Trichy. We don't have air conditioning in every room, just the big ones. Most people just use the fans. We don't have a computer for the guest list. We just use a paper book. It’s simpler that way for us. Sometimes the vegetables for the kitchen come late from the market, so we have to change the menu a bit. No one seems to mind much. We grow a few things in the back ourselves, like some chilies and curry leaves. The walls are painted a light blue because that’s the color we had left over. It’s not a place for fancy tourists. It’s just a spot for people passing through the village or visiting relatives. We’ve been here for years and we don't plan on changing anything soon. It’s a good life for us here in the village. We wake up early to sweep the front and stay open until the last bus goes by. It's a lot of hours but we like talking to the travelers.