Go to any rural part of India, and you will notice the old architecture style Mud Houses. Made up of Mud These houses proves to very economical and sustainable way of living in earlier times. However with the passage of time, these Mud houses started to take over by modern construction unit. Houses made up of cement are common now days. And the Mud houses getting rare sight nowadays.
These Mud Houses used to a very simple unit for living style of our older generation. There is nothing so charming and attractive, except the Doors, which always get some bold attention.
The doors is the main thing that you could observe in the entire Mud house. Made up of strong wood , these are unbreakable and quite heavy. The little designs on them is what make it more attractive in the Mud house. They were still intact even after decades of uses. As I get closer to one such house, my interest of getting inside gets more stronger.
Like an old tradition, basil plants still appear at the centre of the courtyard. This is very common practice to plant basil at home. They are pious plant. The building which is quite old and not in used since many years is empty. Mostly due to people shifted to cemented house. Leaving these house abandoned. Though there are already wear & tear caused sideways. Due to heavy rainfall over the years.
The roof of these houses are made up of woods. It was joined and tied together to make a proper ceiling. Not sure how much these were reliable during rainy days. But people lived in these places for years.
Basically, these Mud Houses are made up of pure mud. The layers is quite broad, wide and strong. I think each wall is like 20 inch in width. There is no column or support attached to the Mud layers. Except few wooden blocks that appears on top.
So far I have explore the outer part of the building. I was more intrigued to get a look inside. I look for the home owners, and with his permission, I am through the main door to other side of the wall.
A foul smell,alongwith some flying Bats welcome us. One of the Bat flu pass my hand. Being abandoned long back, and not in use. There ought to be some foul smell. I was scared of snake too as snakes , scorpions are very common in this part of the area. I was inside a Mud house and found only Mud everywhere. There were hollow corridor, upfront on getting inside.
Not sure, what you call this, but it was hanging right behind the doors. Call it moth or some eggs. But from inside the house is divided into floors. There is an upper part as well as thr main roof is at a height
Inside, I found myself under a low lying ceiling. The erlang is of course made up of wooden pieces. I read in my school days, woods were used to make homes, and now I notice how much woods were sticked to male thr ceiling of the room.
Inside, there were two different rooms. Each of the rooms were separated by a strong broad Mud walls. I noticed it after finding two wooden gateway on either side of the entrance. It was again old style gateway. The doors planks might be removed. Here is a fee snapshot of thr picture I have taken from inside.
Being an empty and abondsoned room, there is nothing more to explore. Neither there is much to find. But basically it showcase us our old architecture, model ofnvillage houses. ***strong, sturdy, sustainable,eco friendly, recyclable, cost effective and many other qualities to it. There is science involved too in building these houses.
because mud walls are naturally insulated, providing thermal comfort inside the house. During soaring summers, the inside temperature will be lower, while in winters, the mud walls will comfort you with their warmth src
These are glimpse of our traditional times. The upkeep of these houses require a lot of effort,and that why people have shifted to cemented houses. Leaving behind these anondaoned with so many stories to tell. Hope the our next generation able to explore the tale of these houses.
PS : While writing this post, I get doubtful,in choosing the community to post. As it shows the glimpse of sustainable living style for 
