4.5.07

India is not all heat and dust... As the discerning will find out at the Devaraja Market in Mysore there is also the aroma of fresh flowers traded in heaps, the colours of various spices, fruits and vegetables all sold under one roof. Will bet my last pie on it, what is sold here is any day superior to what is sold in the supermarkets at double the rate. Never mind the big brands trying to usurp the farmers of their selling space, Devaraja with is century old pedigree sells products that are farm fresh. Unfortunately, there is also a seamier side to Devaraja Market and all is not well. There is a systematic effort to raize this market and pave the way for the upstarts with all their illgotten money. Perhaps the best time to photograph and document the colours, smell and sound of the Devaraja Market is now....