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Have you ever collected dry wood or made cow dung cakes? How are they made?
Answer: Yes, I have collected dry wood to make bonfires during winter. I have never made cow dung cakes but have seen them in villages. Hay is mixed with cow dung, and the mixture is given a circle shape and is sun-dried to make cow dung cakes.
Do you know anyone who collects dry wood or leaves to be used for lighting a chulha?
Answer: Yes, I have seen some people in villages collecting dry wood leaves for lighting a chulha.
Who cooks food in your family? What about other families in your area?
Answer: My mother cooks food in my family. In other families, women usually cook. In some families, servants also cook.
If they cook food using wood or upla (cow dung cakes), what difficulties do they face due to smoke?
Answer: The smoke from wood or cow dung creates many difficulties like lung diseases, headache, eye burning, nausea and problems related to respiration.
Can Durga use anything else instead of wood? Why not?
Answer: Yes, Durga can use cow dung instead of wood.