They're like haats (rural markets) really. And they happen in different parts of Delhi each day of the week. The merchants and merchandise are the same, only the locations within the city are different. The setting is entirely urban, but the people involved are largely migrants from Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere, bringing this increasingly embattled rural tradition to the national capital.
Market locations:
Sunday
– RK Puram; Daryaganj
Monday
– Pushp Vihar; Karol Bagh; Vikaspuri
Tuesday
– Sector-2, Noida; Tilak Nagar
Wednesday
– Sadik Nagar; Govindpuri; Vasant Vihar; Shyam Path; Moti Nagar; Rani Bagh
Thursday
– Masjid Moth; Mayur Vihar; Rajender Nagar; Ramesh Nagar
Friday
– West Patel Nagar; Vikram Enclave; Sanjay Nagar; Mohammadpur; Rajouri
Saturday
– Sarita Vihar; East of Kailash; Lajpat Nagar; Vijay Nagar; Karam Pura
A different version of this this piece was originally published in
The Lonely Planet
:
http://www.lonelyplanet.in/articles/7468/colourful-bazaars-of-delhi-in-moving-images