ne of the oldest traditional jobs here in India is the traditional laundry service. The open-air laundry facility is still servicing many of the locals here in India especially in the rural parts of India.

Even housewives as a form of socialising, would gather with the rest of the housewives along with their huge baskets of dirty linen, take them to the river, where they wash the clothes by beating out every speck of dirt by slapping the fabric against huge rocks made smooth by centuries of such activity. Thus, washing became a form of socialising among women and it grew popular over the years. The universal scene in every city and village in India is women (and sometimes men) beating soapy laundry against rocks (or the pavement) by a river, lake, or water pump. These are India's dhobi wallahs (laundry men). This iron used many years ago has helped dhobi wallahs give their customer the crisp on their clothes. The iron is heated on a hot iron pan rather known as the Dosa pan. The brass coating on the base allows the heat to sustain for some time. Placed on a table, the cloth is pressed down with the hot iron. This is from a part of the personal antique collection of Mr. Steve Borgia and his family and is now exhibited at INDeco’s Lake Forest Hotel, Yercaud..