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| Fresh Red Chillies |
It was quite freshening to find a temporary market setting up every Sunday where I shifted my residence in Noida. In Delhi we do have similar markets but they are there every day of the week.
It is different here as they cover the needs of a cluster of residential sectors on specified days. It is very convenient. There are fresh vegetables, fruits, utensils, clothes, etc. But I concentrated more on the vegetable section of the market while I did my purchases for the week. Also this part of the market is well organised better lit than the other parts of the temporary market.
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| This balloon vendor is a regular here |
How ever I am missing a few pictures in this story how the tables are carted to the area and are left on the sides of the street by a contractor. This starts from early morning though late afternoon the vendors start coming to set up their wares. Many bring their own push carts / tricycle carts as they save on the rental of the tables.
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| Keeping track of the sales when buyers are not around |
There is always more rush at the start of the street from the side of Sector 41. At the end of the street we have a main road and there is the Noida City Center Metro Station. On one side of the road is Noida authority service and maintenance center, then there is some research institute. This side of the road where this tomato vendor is standing there is a Sector 39 Community Center and adjacent to it is a Womens College.
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| Mobile has become very affordable and keeps people always connected |
It is an art to keep vegetables fresh even in the adverse of temperatures and they know it well. Parsley, salads, mint leaves, etc. look so fresh as if just plucked from the farm despite these being on display since mid afternoon.
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| Pile of fresh Okra / Ladies fingers |
The season vegetables occupy major part and are seen to be more on display. There are various varieties of Brinjals. The set up is quite in contrast to what one finds in similar western markets.
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| Lots of fresh variety of vegetables available. |
Vegetables available are season based in India, at least in the central / northern part of India.
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| Onions and potatoes |
I may have already mentioned that in these markets the best thing is that one can select each piece of a vegetable. What is not good is left out and many a times even the vendor discards them from the pile. This quite a luxury from the mall vegetable out lets. There are plastic baskets with each vendor for the purpose.
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| A tomato vendor with his cart |
We are used to living on fresh stuff all round the year and enjoy seasonal vegetables and fruits. So it has become quite a necessity by way of habit to by fresh farm produce. There is always a variety in every season though in some the offering may be quite few. But we prefer vegetables of the season as we find these are healthy.
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| Making a bargain |
The cold storages has helped to get some exotic fruits and vegetables. They look beautiful but they do not have a taste of flavor to the Indian fruits and vegetables.
The generator contractor spreads points along the sides of the street.
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What an assortment of fresh vegetables
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Such markets are legal as the city administration have given them vending rights for specific days along with identification papers on payment of fees for the whole year. It is all a well organised affair from the city administration side. There are more contractors / suppliers who supply carry bags, tea, snacks, etc. The biggest convenience is for the people who stay as they have to walk from their homes to the market. In case one misses on their day one can always drive to a nearby similar market in the next cluster of residential housing sectors.
Very few go in for off season vegetables or fruits released from cold storages unless some thing has to be on the menu.
The ambiance is great perhaps one has to enjoy it in real than through still photographs that do not convey the sounds, the calls of the vendors announcing their rates of the vegetables or the feel of the freshness of the vegetables and fruits.
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| Final journey from the vendor to the buyers house |
This is a small contribution to the forum specially for those who may not have had a chance to have personally enjoyed being in such a place. Such places are photographers delight.
Thanks for taking time to go through my small contribution. Feed back is vry much appreciated.
Cheers
2 comments:
It was a pleasure to read this story as I did experience the freshness of such markets in real life. This freshness and charm of vegetable markets and the earthy smell cannot be experienced at malls even if they also offer fresh fruits and veggie. And another beautiful feel is when you feel water drops on your skin it adds more freshness, in malls the refrigerator concept takes away that feel also :p
I enjoyed reading your notes and photographs and for a moment, I was carried away that immediately I wished to see your larger size photographs from the series.
In one of your photo you have shown the deadly combination of cylinder and bulb. I agree with the level of risk these sellers take at times but on the contrary I love to roam around there and get fascinated by their jugaadbaaji on many items :)
Thanks a lot Navneet for going through my blogs.
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