A row of street-level market storefronts stands beneath the sprawling canopy of a mature leafy tree along an asphalt roadway. The central shop, Maruthi Stores, features bilingual signage in Kannada script and English, surrounded by open-air displays of dried brooms, bundled goods, stacks of bottled water, and woven baskets. To the left, an orange-walled merchant shop borders a parked grey scooter, while to the right, mounds of husked coconuts fill an adjacent stall beside a black motorcycle draped in blue plastic. Two men occupy the raised concrete threshold, one standing inside by the shelves and the other seated on the platform amidst loose greenery and wares.