From the archive record
Road travel and local market activity during a drive through Shirdi and Shani Shingnapur, two major pilgrimage destinations in Maharashtra. A multi-lane highway toll plaza with vehicles approaching designated toll lanes beneath a large metal gantry structure. Concrete barriers, traffic bollards, and highway infrastructure typical of Indian expressways are visible under clear daylight conditions. Cars, trucks, and local transport vehicles move through the toll area during the road journey between pilgrimage towns. Additional scenes show crowded streets within a temple-town market area where pilgrims and local residents walk past rows of small roadside shops and stalls. Many people are dressed in traditional Indian clothing, while vendors sell religious items, puja materials, beads, souvenir