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Scenes from Mumbai’s Markets

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Scenes from Mumbai’s Markets
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A display of fish at Colaba Fish Market in Mumbai.
Women buying saris at Bhuleshwar Market, Mumbai.
Lentil pakoras, a favorite Mumbai street food, served with cilantro chutney.
A produce vendor's display at Bhaji Galli Market in Mumbai.
A chaat vendor.
A grilled, spiced vegetable sandwich, another popular street food.
A woman holding chaat.
A cashier at Badshah, a popular Mumbai ice cream parlor.
A sweets merchant in Mumbai's Bhuleshwar Market.
A small glass of sweetened milky tea, a popular midday treat in the markets of Mumbai.
An arrangement of dried fruits and nuts in a spice shop in Bhuleshwar Market, Mumbai.
A vendor selling haleem, a lentil and goat porridge, in Null Bazaar Market, Mumbai.
A vegetable vendor in Mumbai's Null Bazaar Market.
A coconut vendor at Bhaji Galli Market in Mumbai.
An arrangement of bael leaves in Null Bazaar Market, Mumbai
A serving of vada (savory lentil doughnuts) with sambar (spicy lentil gravy) at Cafe Madras in Mumbai.
A busboy at Cafe Madras in Mumbai.
A banyan tree at Mantunga Market in Mumbai; the trunk of the tree doubles as a good-luck shrine.
A Tamil-style vegetarian lunch at Udipi Palace restaurant in Mumbai.
A fishmonger at Colaba Fish Market in Mumbai.
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