Bed & Breakfast Pahadi House - Kanatal (Kanatal, India)

About Pahadi House - Kanatal

The word Pahadi stands for those who are being accommodated on the hills. They are passing their experiences & knowledge from one generation to the next. They are accustomed to new ages although not regularly updated with modern world. In this region people are innocent and believe in eat, sleep and walk the life as it is. Traditional houses are made from mud, stone and wood designed in such as way that they can protect themselves from chilling winters. Usually roofs are of stone sheets. It has the strength to bear snowfall. The best wood is considered as pine wood readily available in Himalayas. Interiors and exterior like door, windows are made up of wood that lasts for generation. The strength of pine wood begins with not less than 100 years. Sometime go up to 1000 years as is showcased in Himalayan temples. In the village one can easily witness the Pahadi women engrossed with domestic tasks. In her domain comes growing vegetables, milking the cows, gathering wood from local forest for winters over their head. Rajma is locally grown locally in Himalaya. Construction of Pahadi Houses is always a lifetime dream for the Pahadi Man!