Manjari is the name of the dorm-style building that I stayed in during my visit to Navadarshanam. It was a super cozy and efficient building, powered by solar panels and also attached to a solar water heater. In the future they're going to utilize the slanted tiled roof for harvesting the rainwater runoff.
This is my room in the attic! Since I moved in two days before everyone else, I was put into the single room at the top of a spiral staircase while the rest of my four roommates shared the large room on the first floor. There was also a shower room (w/o a shower, only bucket and pail), two toilets, and a small kitchen where we made tea every morning.
Here's how thick my mattress was: basically I was sleeping on a wooden plank. Since the tiles weren't seamlessly glued together, on windy nights or mornings I would have a nice breeze going through the room. I also had some visitors of moths, mice, and lizards. But I know it's all part of the experience of living closer to nature, so overall I loved staying here. I would do it again in a heartbeat!
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