Kolkata Comes Alive at Night

About 5:30 I decided to go back out into the streets to take some more photos under the evening light. Much to my surprise the streets had come alive with people. People swarming around the street vendors looking for deals, rushing through the streets like water through a stream. And like always, people from all classes were here, together.

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Motorcycles are a major form of transportation.
Middle class shoppers browsing the open-air markets.
Kolkata comes alive...
A crowd of young people stand outside the Citi Mart watching the World Cup.
Motorized Rickshaws race through the narrow streets.
The International Piggery sells fresh meat... in 95°F heat.
The "market" was closed today but some vendors were hanging out.
Walking through the dark alleys of the market was like a living Eraserhead experience.
The bicycle rickshaw...
Making suger cane into juice.
Buyers and sellers coming together over mostly western items.