Day at the Market

Saturday I was riding through Bangalore in a 4 passenger car carrying 5 ex-pats and my driver when we came upon a street market. Sue, asked if anyone would mind if we got out and walked around for a while. I'm not sure if everyone really wanted to do this or if we just wanted a reprieve from the Clown Car (when auto rickshaw drivers are laughing you know it's bad).

Either way, we walked through the market. .
It turned out to be one of the most incredible things I've done so far. The people, colors, displays, and even the smells, including the fish in the hot sun, were great.


This was the cutest little puppy playing with a banana. I felt so bad for him. He is obviously a stray.

As soon as they see a camera people want a picture taken. I felt a little strange knowing how little income the merchants here live on while I walked around with my $200 digital camera taking their photos


This gentleman asked me to take his photo. Then he asked me to take one of his wife. He obviously thinks she is very beautiful. Her smile was great. I got a free orange for me efforts. My first payment for freelance photography.


Have you ever seen a more gorgeous, fruit display at a store anywhere in America or Europe. It was easy to see the pride the proprietor at the back took in setting this up. Remeber, he has to set this up and take it down every day.


These women are stringing flower garlands for religious blessings or poojas.

I was going to walk past this woman because she did not look very pleasant but she called to me and asked for a photo. Isn't there some saying about books and their covers? Every now and then I need to remember that one...
The family goat enjoy a little sunbathing
Even the cows are doing a little shopping today
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No color filters were used on these. The stands were covered with red tarps. Sunlight did the rest.


I don't think I will ever get tired of seeing and taking pictures of the spice stands. These are two separate stands

Huh???

I'm not entirely certain what either of these really are the but I couldn't pass up the colors and the geometry.



The vegetable sellers are not about to be "out-presented" by the fruit guys




Did I mentioned the kids like to have their picture taken?