One of the oldest wholesale buzzing markets in Delhi has always intrigued me because of its labyrinth roads, old shops run by septuagenarians, who are mostly still there, food stalls that serve Delhi special items that taste so good only there, and of course, the wholesale shops for all things fancy.
This market is called so because of its original shape, as designed by Princess Jahanhara, committed by then Delhi emporer Shah Jahan, in the moon shape with Yamuna’s channels flowing through it. It would have been beautiful then, but now it’s better to keep your eyes off the streets and above the eyesight level. Pavements aren’t well kept and often pilfered with waste from the stalls nearby, and above, you can see a messy network of electric and telephone wires, which makes it a photographer’s paradise. It was designed for Jahan for the moonlight to trickle in … I doubt if it is in most streets; even sunlight comes in. With all of this said, we all rush to it for its wares, more for food, and street shots.
Some of them are here.
The street on one side starts with Gurudwara and could see a family waiitng on the stool shaped projections on the street near gurudwara.
Nazar with lime and lemon
Banana republic
Jewellry galore on street and off it as well
Crunchies on sale
Elderly woman selling veggies
Trinklets on sale
Waiting for the next customer + basking the winter sun + Govinda fan I guess
These Ghaaghjras weighs 20+ Kgs….
The cart person
Another food shop
A traveller figuring out the bylanes, still the old style
Dont look up…. the spider man is at work
Neatly arranged vadas — dumplings on sale
Can the fare get better ? Does, Pav Bhajis, Milk Shakes, Jalebis, Pooris, and for the healt consious — fried Palak fritters!
up close with Pav Bhaji
We have it all — North and South dishes
The famous Kurchan — scraped milk creme
Its goes with Jalebi I guess
Crunchy Tikkis
Healthy snackl on one end and otherwise too. Ur choice
Falooda
Corner Chat stall
Vada stall
Natraj Tikkis being devored
Parattewali Galis — famous Parattas with mint chutney, Potato sabji, Pumpkin Saji, Sweet tamaring chutney with bananas and Nopt so currued Potato sabji.. would you stop at one ?
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