Todays photos come from the Tharu village in the national park of Bardia which must be one of the best places to see wildlife in Nepal. The Tharu were the original settlers of the Tari belt or Southern Nepal and are considered to one of the poorer castes but i have to admit they know how to use natural materials to build their homes. 

As the photos below show.

This photo shows the inside of a bamboo and mud house and how they fashion cupboards into the walls. This to me is making the most of what you have.

Same here you can see big storage containers made from natural materials and ideal for keeping out rodents and small scavenging animals that can come in from the jungle close by.

A typical Tharu house, maybe not mossie proof but warm in the Winter and cool in the summer and if you need to repair it then bamboo and mud materials are all around.

This is one photo i like because they use the roof for growing vegetables.