From antiques to wheelchair, Hyderabad's Jummerat Bazaar flea market has it all

Jummerat Bazaar is an old wayside market located in Old City, Hyderabad, where the flea market business has been going on for a long time. (Photo : R Satish Babu | EPS)
Jummerat Bazaar is an old wayside market located in Old City, Hyderabad, where the flea market business has been going on for a long time. (Photo : R Satish Babu | EPS)
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More than 500 small vendors having been doing business since a longtime here, selling a diverse array of items. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
More than 500 small vendors having been doing business since a longtime here, selling a diverse array of items. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
The variety of items include electronic goods, steel and wooden furniture, old currency, body building equipment, shoes, construction materials, etc (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
The variety of items include electronic goods, steel and wooden furniture, old currency, body building equipment, shoes, construction materials, etc (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
The bazaar is a weekly flea market that opens every Thursday at 4 am and closes at 1 pm. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
The bazaar is a weekly flea market that opens every Thursday at 4 am and closes at 1 pm. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
People throng the markets between till 1 pm, every Thursday. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
People throng the markets between till 1 pm, every Thursday. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
Most of the items sold here are said to be bought from rag pickers and second hand items. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
Most of the items sold here are said to be bought from rag pickers and second hand items. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
A man conducting business under the shade of his umbrella,  in the flea market. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
A man conducting business under the shade of his umbrella, in the flea market. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
Flea-market vendors may range from a family that is renting a table for the first time to sell a few unwanted household items, to scouts who rove the region buying items for sale from garage sales and other flea markets, and several staff watching the stalls. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
Flea-market vendors may range from a family that is renting a table for the first time to sell a few unwanted household items, to scouts who rove the region buying items for sale from garage sales and other flea markets, and several staff watching the stalls. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
There is no limit to what you might find here - from imitation jewelry to a whole cricket set that you can pick out for Rs 50. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
There is no limit to what you might find here - from imitation jewelry to a whole cricket set that you can pick out for Rs 50. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
Different varieties of antique items can also be found at the flea market. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
Different varieties of antique items can also be found at the flea market. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
One can get anything from a tiny pack of safety pins to huge and bulky items such as decorated horse carts and other heavy usable items at  throw away prices. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
One can get anything from a tiny pack of safety pins to huge and bulky items such as decorated horse carts and other heavy usable items at throw away prices. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
Goods are sold here on a first-come-first-serve basis: those who drop in early are the lucky ones to get deal. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
Goods are sold here on a first-come-first-serve basis: those who drop in early are the lucky ones to get deal. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
A man rides away with a TV, from the flea market. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)
A man rides away with a TV, from the flea market. (Photo : R.Satish Babu | EPS)

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