If you are horrified by the conditions where your tea is prepared, you won't fit to discover the real life here in this non-touristy little town of Thirukalikundram.
Don't worry, these tea men know their job very well, every glass is rinsed with boiling water, never had any problem by drinking tea in any small town,
on top Tamil people never put a glass at their lips, we do as we never learned to drink like that.