A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Always a pleasure to capture smiles.

A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A street vendor has a few snake specimen and pictures on display and promoting his medicine product, apparently made from snakes. Bencoolen Street, Singapore

A street vendor has a few snake specimen and pictures on display and promoting his medicine product, apparently made from snakes. Bencoolen Street, Singapore
A street vendor has a few snake specimen and pictures on display and promoting his medicine product, apparently made from snakes. Bencoolen Street, Singapore

A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Yantra is a diagram of certain deity etched usually in copper plates and worshipped.

A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A worker peeling off outer shells of the boiled eggs, in front of his food court stall at Tekka Market, Singapore

A worker peeling off outer shells of the boiled eggs, in front of his food court stall at Tekka Market, Singapore
A worker peeling off outer shells of the boiled eggs, in front of his food court stall at Tekka Market, Singapore

A young man selling peacock feathers, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A young man selling peacock feathers, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Peacocks are considered sacred in India (it’s vehicle to Lord Muruga and Lord Krishna is always depicted with a peacock feather in his crown) and it’s feathers are used in worship.

A young man selling peacock feathers, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A worker returning in his tricycle, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

A worker returning in his tricycle, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
Tricycles are more popular amongst the transport workers as the lanes are narrow.

A worker returning in his tricycle, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

A young barber shaving off beard of a man who is offering it at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

A priest applying sandalwood paste on the forehead of a woman devotee  at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,  India
People usually grow up hair for a few weeks or months and would shave off at the temples.

A young barber removing beard of a man who is offering it at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

A street vendor selling nursery plants in his push cart, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

It’s always great to see interesting things like live flower plants are brought out in mobile carts

A street vendor selling nursery plants in his push cart, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

A woman fortune teller counselling her client while others are waiting in their queue, Bugis, Singapore

Bugis
A woman fortune teller counselling her client while others are waiting in their queue, Singapore, Bugis

A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore

A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore
A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore

An engraving craftist at work by the street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

An engraving craftist at work by the street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
An engraving craftist at work by the street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A woman street vendor selling hair wigs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A woman street vendor selling hair wigs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A woman street vendor selling hair wigs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A street vendor demonstrating his soap bubble kit, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

A street vendor demonstrating his soap bubble kit, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
A street vendor demonstrating his soap bubble kit, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore

People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore
Shophouses in Jalan Besar would have given them a unique peek at Singapore’s past too.

People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore

Three young men selling colorful shawls for women in the streets, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Three young men selling colorful shawls for women in the streets, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
They bundled it to carry as many and I felt good to see them in good spirits even in the midday hot sun.

Three young men selling colorful shawls for women in the streets, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A tailor at work with an aged helper, stitching bags for sale and repair, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A tailor at work with an aged helper, stitching bags for sale and repair, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A tailor at work with an aged helper, stitching bags for sale and repair, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Two young men looking at a taller sickle displayed in a hardware shop at Pudhu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Two young men looking at a taller sickle displayed in a hardware shop at Pudhu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Such a tallest sickle can only be used in temples it seems, as weapon of a deity.

Two young men looking at a taller sickle displayed in a hardware shop at Pudhu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A young man selling ice cream to the kids, Geylang Serai, Singapore

A young man selling ice cream to the kids,  Geylang Serai, Singapore
They usually make a few tricks and gestures before delivering it to kids.

A young man selling ice cream to the kids, Geylang Serai, Singapore

A woman shopkeeper among mannequins, Tekka Centre, Little India, Singapore

A woman shopkeeper among mannequins, Tekka Centre, Little India, Singapore
A woman shopkeeper among mannequins, Tekka Centre, Little India, Singapore