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A young street vendor selling Rangoli stencils and color sand powder at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A young street vendor selling Rangoli stencils and  color sand powder at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
He probably could have created the color patterns with those stencils every day.

A young street vendor selling Rangoli stencils and color sand powder at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A mobile vendor selling cool drinks in her bike, Siem Reap, Cambodia

A mobile vendor selling cool drinks in her bike, Siem Reap, Cambodia
I love the hat this woman has been wearing.

A mobile vendor selling cool drinks in her bike, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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A street vendor selling toys and flutes, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A street vendor selling toys and flutes, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Always feeling good to photograph when people smile.

A street vendor selling toys and flutes, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Pet birds seller and other sellers along a shop house corridor at Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Pet birds seller and other sellers along a shop house corridor at Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pet birds seller and other sellers along a shop house corridor at Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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A woman cotton candy seller passing a candy to a kid at Jalan market, Ipoh, Malaysia

A woman cotton candy seller passing a candy to a kid at Jalan market, Ipoh, Malaysia
It’s always fun to see these cotton candies still being sold at the streets.

A woman cotton candy seller passing a candy to a kid at Jalan market, Ipoh, Malaysia
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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