Gwalior markets by night: central India's cultural hub

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Gwalior is quite a cultural hub for central India, being one of the prime heritage cities of Madhya Pradesh. See the busy markets of Gwalior sheher by night, near the ghanta ghar area. Balloon sellers swarm the streets, as do families. Even goldsmiths are hard at work at night. A lock market and steel trunk maker works in his workshop cum shop. He creates the inner containers for use within the trunks that he makes. A chemist sells medicines by night and the crowds enjoy a winter evening out in pre-Corona India. A lock seller has a wide range of time pieces on sale. Sequined ladies' hand bags line up yet another store front. Clothes shops do brisk business in this town which hosts a number of prominent schools. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films