A unique moment in the afternoon.

When the golden afternoon sun touches the pavement, the scene of the rural market takes on a different form. At the end of a busy day, people come to the market in search of a little relief. And to soothe their tired bodies, the small shops on the sidewalks become a gathering place. One such afternoon, when I turned the camera lens and looked at the village market, I noticed a busy sugarcane juice shop.

The owner of the shop is an elঙderly man who is carefully extracting juice from sugarcane using a hand-operated machine. Just looking at this machine, you can tell that it is many years old. By turning its big green wheel, he extracts the sweet juice from the sugarcane. This juice is collected in a large blue plastic drum, which is then filtered through a strainer and given to the customer. Even though his forehead is sweaty from the pressure of work, he has a smile of satisfaction on his face.

People are moving around the shop. Nearby, other fruit shops are seen, where oranges and other fruits are arranged in rows. On the other side of the road, a rickshaw puller is rushing towards his destination with passengers. A man is standing and watching attentively how juice is being made from sugarcane. The whole scene is lively.

Sugarcane juice is not just a drink, it is a tradition. It is associated with the smell of the soil of Bengal and the simple life of the people. The experience of drinking fresh sugarcane juice under the open sky in the gentle breeze of this afternoon is unparalleled. The moments spent in such a calm and natural environment, far from the modern hustle and bustle, leave a deep impression on the mind. The whirring sound of that old machine and the crowd of people all together create a beautiful moment of the afternoon. This is not just selling juice, it is like a small festival of the village people.