Madurai Pharmacy Counter Before Dawn

Warm interior shadows pool beneath a white pharmacy consultation counter inside a fitting room corridor in Madurai. Paper sacks stack neatly beside blister packs arranged in rigid rows on the surface. Queue signs stand upright in the midmorning quiet, their printed text sharp against the cool season air. Light from the storefront spills across wet pavement and glass, reflecting faintly on the counter's edge. The shallow depth of field blurs the background corridor while keeping the medical supplies in crisp focus. One blister pack rests near the edge, catching a glint of the streetlight that bounces off the wet glass outside.