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

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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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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