A pail on the wall, and electrical wires leading nowhere. This is rural India, where electrification is still iffy, and a pail is more reliable than plumbing. I found both a pail and some wires hanging on the wall of a farmhouse we were visiting near Abhangri. No doubt the pail is used every day while the wires may never be used. Taken together they symbolize the realities of rural life in India in the 21st century.