The man worked under a sack of gutka hanging from the eaves of the kiosk

Man working in Kiosk — Kiosk with a pay phone

A man was working at a kiosk facing the street in Aurangabad. Countless small packets of gutka hung from the eaves, forming a sort of curtain. Inside, shelves lined with cigarettes stretched behind him, and on the counter sat a large telephone.

At first glance, it looked like an ordinary kiosk, but what caught my eye was the telephone—so large and old-fashioned that you'd hardly ever see one in Japan anymore. It reminded me of the public phones that used to sit at the front of tobacco shops back home. Perhaps here, it’s still common to make a quick call while picking up cigarettes. After I bought a pack from the man, I found myself alone in front of the kiosk. With no other customers around, the shopkeeper quietly began jotting down notes in his ledger.

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