Pedestrians, vehicles and old-style hand-pulled rickshaws jostle for space in Burrabazar in the city of Kolkata. The streets are lined with makeshift stalls selling everything from cheap trinkets to cutlery and glassware.
Men balancing sacks filled with goods on their heads regularly shout out to pedestrians and vehicles to make way.
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