An evening stroll along East Fort

A stroll along the busy East Fort is always interesting for a photographer. Not having much else to do on a Sunday evening, I decided to do just that. Earlier, my attempt to photograph the Ganesas being got ready for the Ganesh Chathurthi was disappointing as the place was locked out. So East fort it was. I parked my car in the new parking lot opposite the Railway station on Power House road and walked. There was some Onam and Ramzan fare by the Supplyco, some handloom exhibition, a meeting of the united Hindu forum at the Putharikandam maidan.  Skipping all these, I moved to ' kottakkagam'. It was mostly the vendors and their ware that caught my eye. Here are the images. 

Nendran Chips

Chakka chips (jack fruit chips)

This is Peer Mohammed from Palyamkottai, TN. He runs the Padmam chip stall near the Padmanabhaswamy temple. He has got fresh Nendran and other chips ready for Onam . He has been living in Manacaud for the last 25 years. 

Lottery tickets are ubiquitous in Kerala

A blind artiste blasts out Malayalam songs. Note the buckets for the offerings and the multi-faith icons.

A vanishing tribe. An old umbrella repair man.