Rickshaw in Old Delhi Flower Auction

Steam rises from cooking pots along narrow bazaar aisles where a red rickshaw navigates the wet cobblestones. The overcast dawn light softens the vibrant marigold piles stacked on wooden auction benches. Monsoon moisture beads on the metal frames of the cart and the plastic tarps covering nearby flower crates. Crowds of people in colorful cotton shirts stand close together, their faces illuminated by the pale grey sky filtering through the smoke. The rickshaw wheels cut through shallow puddles reflecting the orange and yellow blooms. Steam curls around the wooden spokes of the cart, blurring the background stalls into a haze of color. One wet marigold petal rests on the rickshaw's footboard.