We reached the venue around 8.30 p.m. on Saturday night and as we trudged down from the small hill on which we parked our car our eyes and ears started taking in the sights and sounds around us. Music swarmed all around us and we were engulfed in the beats being belted out. On arriving to the source of the music I discovered that there were performers singing and playing instruments on a stage, enthralling the audience who sat on plastic chairs with beers in their hands.
The market was swarming with people of all ages, colours, shapes and sizes. There were foreigners walking around us either fully clothed or just clothed ;)! The atmosphere had a buzz in it and made us dizzy with delight at experiencing something different!
Most of the stalls were manned and owned by Indians but there were a quite a few that were manned and owned by foreigners too. I thought that being an Indian I could get a better chance at bargaining but NO! I was wrong… I got no bargains at all! :( Then as I passed one of the stalls the lady there mistook me for a foreigner and started to sell her wares to me when I realised I could get away with some bargaining… and I definitely did!! :) So, I started bargaining and getting amazing discounts on some payals and bags and a table runner just by passing off as a “phirangi”!! Now that was an experience I will never forget! 
We left the market around 11.00 p.m. as the place become more and more crowded with arms full of shopping and satisfied grins on our faces! ;)
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