What were the living conditions like in the Chavadi where Amir Shakkar was told to stay for his rheumatism?

The Chavadi, where Amir Shakkar was instructed to reside, was in a terrible state of disrepair. According to the descriptions in Chapter 22, the building was old and dilapidated, providing a home for lizards, house lizards, and even poisonous scorpions. The conditions were miserable, with constant dampness from below and rain leaking from above. The ground was uneven and marked by seventeen knee-deep holes. Garbage was piled in the back, and the text notes it was a place of chaos, wind, and cold, so unpleasant that it was described as a pilgrimage of a lifetime where even a dog would not stay.