“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it’s liberty and interests by the most lasting bands”
~ Thomas Jefferson
Sunday was one of my favorite cousin's wedding, it was a traditional Tamil Wedding which was scheduled from 5a.m. to 7a.m. followed by a delightful breakfast !
Breakfast was served on a banana leaf ~ It consisted of appam, chutneys, sambhar, pooris, potato sabzi, upma, vada, a sweet and a fruit.
After which it was 4hr drive back to Chennai, somewhere in between the otherwise dry high way we spotted a collage of bright colors and lots of buzz, it was Sunday so needless to say it was a local
Santhai- a weekly market where farmers from nearby hamlets come and sell their produce. With no second thoughts we pulled over in the middle of the highway and I disappeared into the market with my camera :)
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| A tomato farmer looking at his produce |
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| A women, a mother, a farmer, and a bread winner |
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| Local nuts and seeds |
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| Women dominated the farmer's market |
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| Brinjals were the local heroes :) |
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| Selling her stuff |
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| Fresh veggies |
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| Waiting for buyers |
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| Terrible midday heat |
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So after a welcome break we were back on the road.
