Every day someone comes to the door - it's the presswalla. Walla means "the one" - so presswalla is the one who presses your clothes. i don't know if I'm spelling that correct. The clothes needing pressed are bundled in a large piece of cloth and tied. That evening the clothes are returned - pressed! We paid 2 rupees per piece (1 cent). As luck would have it our last day we were driving in a market area and voila! we saw a presswalla set up on the street! They had a very heavy, large iron that is filled with coals (remember it's 109 degree outside) and they were pressing the clothes on what appeared to be a flat rock.
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