Shaak Market

The Shaak Market,translated as the vegetable market in Gujarati is the place from where everyone gets their vegetables,directly or indirectly-Right from 5-star hotels to the little dhabas or roadside hotels.I went there Sunday before the last and came back with great memories and awesome pictures(if I may say so myself)Below are some of the photos I have clicked.

A monkey escaping the paparazzi on a bridge on river Sabarmati

This is a daily interaction between the vegetable vendor and a customer,which

the lady in the red sari is watching.Though the deal is beneficial to both the

the groups.They find it necessary to fight over the prices.In a way,it is a

friendly fight.

This is a vegetable vendor arranging his wares as another

day wears on.It is strange but the vegetables sell according

to how neatly he keeps it because there is a lot of variety but

the person with the best hygiene takes the majority of clients.

The market is a place bustling with energy.There is a

lot of commotion and though there is a healthy

competition between everyone,they are friends

once the day ends.

Two pigeons on a rooftop discreetly watching the day's

proceedings.

These are sugar canes.They were arranged in such

a way that they give a feeling of depth.

Picture composition

Rotten watermelons

A cat watching the day's proceedings from under

a scooter.

This is a picture taken in a building in the market

showing the depth of the market and the number

of vegetable vendors thus showing the options.

Two cups in an arc.

Coconuts

Sugar canes in a bundle.

A potato couch

The Ahmedabad Stock Market Building still alive and

running.It depicts the resilience of the Amdavadis.We

have gone through a huge earthquake,communal riots and

even bomb blasts but still we have not lost hope and continue

to live with our heads high.