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A shopkeeper sewing a garland of roses outside the Pazhamudircholai Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A shopkeeper sewing a garland of roses outside the Pazhamudircholai Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Almost all South Indian temples would have flower and garland shops outside as people always buy them for prayers.

A shopkeeper sewing a garland of roses outside the Pazhamudircholai Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A big boulder perched at top of the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A big boulder perched at top of the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A big boulder perched at top of the Yanamalai (Elephant Hill), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A loadman carrying off the goods to a shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A loadman carrying off the goods to a shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Not much of machinery and it’s usually a heavy lift.

A loadman carrying off the goods to a shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A street vendor trimming the sugar cane sticks for his road side juice shop, Thamukkam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A street vendor trimming the sugar cane sticks for his road side juice shop, Thamukkam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Street vendors like to work in squat position

A street vendor trimming the sugar cane sticks for his road side juice shop, Thamukkam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Street vendors selling Palmyra sprouts and groundnuts, at East Masi St, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Street vendors selling Palmyra sprouts and groundnuts, at East Masi St, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Palmyra sprout is unique to south Indian diet.

Street vendors selling Palmyra sprouts and groundnuts, at East Masi St, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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An Indian Cormorant bird drying its feathers at Chilavannur Kayal, Kochi, Kerala, India

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An Indian Cormorant bird drying its feathers at Chilavannur Kayal, Kochi, Kerala, India
An Indian Cormorant bird drying its feathers at Chilavannur Kayal, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Street vendor selling buckets of colorful Rangoli kolam powder at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Street vendor selling buckets of colorful Rangoli kolam powder at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
It’s a modest street side setup but looked vibrant with all the colors.

Street vendor selling buckets of colorful Rangoli kolam powder at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A Street vendor on his way carrying various items, at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A Street vendor on his way carrying various items, at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
He was carrying things to his street side shop, it seemed.

A Street vendor on his way carrying various items, at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Street vendors sharpening knife and scissors in their portable sharpening wheels by the street side, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Street vendors sharpening knife and scissors in their portable sharpening wheels by the street side, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
It seems this trade is doing not bad, as I see about 4 wheels now, from hardly one a few years back.

Street vendors sharpening knife and scissors in their portable sharpening wheels by the street side, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A woman street vendor selling flowers , Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A woman street vendor selling flowers , Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
I liked the posture she was in and glad it came up well in a candid moment.

A woman street vendor selling flowers , Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A cycle rickshaw man on the road, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A cycle rickshaw man on the road, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A cycle rickshaw man on the road, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A train passing through, view from the Samanar (Jain) Hill, Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A train passing through, view from the Samanar (Jain) Hill, Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
It was an exhilarating view from top of the hills; I also imagined how one would see the hills from the moving train.

A train passing through, view from the Samanar (Jain) Hill, Keelakuyilkudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A woman street vendor weighing up hyacinth beans, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A woman street vendor weighing up hyacinth beans, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Buyer’s keen attention was interesting to me and I was glad to bring her into the frame.

A woman street vendor weighing up hyacinth beans, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A woman street vendor carrying basket of bananas for sale at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A woman street vendor carrying basket of bananas for sale at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A woman street vendor carrying basket of bananas for sale at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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At a shop house selling nuts and snacks, East Masi Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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At a shop house selling nuts and snacks, East Masi Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
At a shop house selling nuts and snacks, East Masi Street, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A delivery man riding his tricycle with a stack of chairs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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A delivery man riding his tricycle with a stack of chairs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
A delivery man riding his tricycle with a stack of chairs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Two men cast as mythical figures at the temple festival procession, T.Kallupatti, Tamil Nadu, India

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Two men cast as mythical figures at the temple festival procession, T.Kallupatti, Tamil Nadu, India
They make great efforts and very colorful in their outlook.

Two men cast as mythical figures at the temple festival procession, T.Kallupatti, Tamil Nadu, India
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At a claypot shop, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

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At a claypot shop, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
It’s a family run shop, at a street market.

At a claypot shop, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
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A parrot-astrologer waiting by the street side, with his parrot and tarot cards, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A parrot-astrologer waiting by the street side, with his parrot and tarot cards, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
He would probably remove corn too.

A parrot-astrologer waiting by the street side, with his parrot and tarot cards, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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A young street vendor selling Rangoli stencils and color sand powder at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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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 young man cast as a woman flower seller, for the temple festival procession, T.Kallupatti, Tamil Nadu, India

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A young man cast as a woman flower seller, for the temple festival procession, T.Kallupatti, Tamil Nadu, India
He did his casting so well and was popular in the procession.

A young man cast as a woman flower seller, for the temple festival procession, T.Kallupatti, Tamil Nadu, India
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An young boy pumping water into plastic pots and an young girl ready to carry them home, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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An young boy pumping water into plastic pots and an young girl ready to carry them home, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
An young boy pumping water into plastic pots and an young girl ready to carry them home, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Moolipatti palace building now as shop houses, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

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Moolipatti palace building now as shop houses, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
Moolipatti palace building now as shop houses, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
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A rickshaw man waiting for clients by the street side, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A rickshaw man waiting for clients by the street side, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A rickshaw man waiting for clients by the street side, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India