Human or statue?

I've seen statues made to look real like humans. But here, outside this small exhibition hall in the market, it was quite the reverse. A man was painted white, had lights strung all over him and was made to look like a statue welcoming the crowds inside.
I first assumed it was one of those moving statues and I went close to take a proper look, only to see that he was for real :)

Open air markets

Walking around a suburban Mumbai market in the early evening - usually it is bustling with crowds, vendors and autos, but I managed to capture a relatively empty stretch.
After shopping in malls and supermarkets, loitering around these open air markets, haggling with vendors and braving the sun seems like so much fun! My body must be thanking me for the extra dose of Vitamin D.

Juicy babies

Found these baby tomatoes in a bag mixed with some of their yellow friends (see below) - couldn't resist bringing them home - now to figure what to do with them - any suggestions?

General bazaar for just about everything

 

Atri and me visited this famous lane near MG Road which sells just about everything, in old fashioned shops. After some heavy duty exposure to mall culture, this felt so refreshing. Except that it was after noon and the sun was on our heads - I came here accompanying my aunt who wanted to get some shopping done here. I bought a box of the ready frankincense burning blocks, which luckily was in a shop right at the entrance of the lane, so I didn't have to walk much lugging Atri along. I intend to come here for some leisurely exploring and more colourful photos when my little one stays home with the hubby.

It's a pretty crowded narrow lane, so this picture was all I could manage as my son would keep trying to pull the camera while I tried hard to focus ;)

Edited to add another pic - showing some of the shops mentioned in the comments

Sea of tomatoes

Rythu bazaar - farmers' market
Mehdipattnam - Hyderabad
11 AM
Sun on our heads
Tomatoes, tomatoes everywhere
3 kilos for Rs.10

More pics from the market here