Men fill Chawri Bazar Road at the end of Eid al-Adha in the old city of Delhi, India, on June 29, 2023. Across the street, Jama Masjid, one of the city's biggest tourism draws by day, had a sign by the entrance prohibiting women for the holiday.
Unsold lotus buds, India's national flower, in a styrofoam box at closing time at Gazipur Flower Market in the outskirts of New Delhi, India, on July 31, 2023. The market consists primarily of wholesale sellers and closes around 11 a.m.
Standing atop onions while loading up a truck at the Gazipur Fruit and Vegetable Market in New Delhi on July 31, 2023. Indian truck designs often tell passing cars to blow their horns to alert truck drivers of their presence.
A truck driver parked at the Gazipur Fruit and Vegetable Market entrance on July 31, 2023.
Workers maneuver through a stairwell with sacks of spices over their heads at Gadodia Market in Delhi on July 20, 2023. Images of Hindu gods are commonly put on walls to discourage spitting.
Taking notes as an employee lists inventory at Sadar Market in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, .
Fabric shields vendors and produce from the sun in the Sadar Bazaar area of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on Aug. 8, 2023. The desert town faces average daily temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for six months of the year.
Laborers take a break from landscaping to look at items for sale at the Red Fort in Delhi on July 23, 2023. Though most shoppers are tourists who pay for entry, the Chhatta Chowk (covered bazaar) structure is still used for its intended purpose approximately 400 years after the Mughals built it.
A market that springs up each Monday on Gurudwara road at Saket in New Delhi on July 17, 2023.
Exchanging cash at the Saket Monday market on July 17, 2023.
Pocketing money before closing time at the Saket Monday market on July 17, 2023. Vendors sell plates of fresh chole bhature, chana masala served with fried bread, along the street for the democratic price of 30 rupees (approximately 36 American cents).