Prashad posted:Cow dung is used as fuel instead of wood.
Prash, I watched a video somewhere showing an Indian village woman cooking at her fireside. She placed dried cow-down cakes into the already heated fireside to produce more heat . Then, without washing her hands, she made a set of roti/chapatti. I think that's insanitary.
Photo shows a woman preparing to light her stove with cow-patties/dung: