Pune, part 8: business in Central Pune's peths

I promised you architecture today, but had a change of heart;-).

Today I show you what you see when walking through the hustle and bustle of Central Pune's peth's.

Peth is a general term, in the Marathi language, for a locality in the Indian city of Pune. Most of Pune's originally 17 peths were established in the 17th-19th century. 
Today the peths form the heart of Pune city and are referred to as the old city, and considered to be the cultural heart of Pune.

There are shops and craftsmen everywhere, lined up along streets and alleys. It is crowded with people and traffic and it is very lively and colorful. Last but not least, people in general were very friendly towards us.

Here we go; categories of businesses are usually clustered within certain paths or streets:

Fabrics; like saris or turbans:

Hardware/metalware, be it pots, pans or house-altars:

Flowers and guirlands:

Wood and woodcarving:

My favorite area; I call it the deco-peth. Everything in regards to decorating, e.g. guirlands, balloons, home decor items, stationary, colored rope, etc. So colorful. Unfortunately wholesale only. But anyways: how would I be able to drag all this back to Holland?;-)

I really wanted the neon-pink with yellow ones, but then I would have had to buy soooooo many:-(. "Wholesale only, ma'm."

We bought that silvery deco-thingy;-).

Bikes and knife-sharpening:

Not sure what he is selling:

Black, pluche toys:

Rat-poison?

Mini-mall:

Food and drinks:

Walking through this area feels like being exposed to an explosion of colors, sounds and smells; so many images and impressions to process and digest, once back at the hotel!!!

Tomorrow I will take you to the vegetable market here; have a nice day!