Menstruating women are not allowed to bathe. In certain villages, the luckier women are allowed to bathe but only after the the third day of their mentruation.

After the third day, the might be allowed to bathe, however they must use a seperate source of water from the rest of the village.

Chandra Tiruva, 34, and her child, Madan, 2, share the chaupadi with Mangu.

Surkhet district, Nepal