Market life

Jaisalmer is surrounded by county side. Although desert, there is irrigation and the farmers come into town to sell their stuff

Bad and dried out veggies are carefully sorted out and given to the cows

The morning's first merchants arrive

Women come from the country side to sell vegetables

From time to time a hungry cow has to be chased away.

Reusable garbage is collected and brought away... on the head. There is still enough left over, it seems, but the streets are actually cleaned every morning

A type writing and copying center... since a big part of the Indians are illiterate, these people are also necessary to write official letters (remember the writer in Trojanov's Weltensammler?). The type writing machines are of the type you probably have one to get rid of.... if you go to india, take it along and give it the first friendly person you meet... he will sell it

Milk is brought from the country side in milk cans mounted on motor cycles

Big containers are made from aluminium and sold in the market

In the quiet, dusty desert morning light, the shops are still closed. Only the odd motor cycle disturbs the peace. Indians start late.... you can walk around undisturbed

A big part of the jaisalmer population lives on tourism. In particular the fort area is full of tourist stores. In the morning there is hardly anybody there and the merchants still wait for clients

These maharadja dolls are revertible.... if you turn them around, the dress falls down and revelas another head... of the maharani, the maharadjas wife