Rajlaxmi General Stores

So we are here at 784, Main Road in Gokak. It is a busy spot, mostly because of all the traffic coming through this part of Belgaum. Rajlaxmi General Stores has been sitting right here for quite some time now. Usually, I get here pretty early in the morning to roll up the shutters before the sun gets too high. People around here in Gokak know the place well. It is just a regular store where we keep all the things folks might need for their houses. Sometimes it gets a bit dusty with all the vehicles passing by on the Main Road, but that is just how it is. You see the same faces every day, mostly neighbors or people heading to work. We do not have anything fancy, just the basic stuff piled up on the shelves. It gets a little cramped inside when more than three people walk in at once. There is always some noise from the street outside. I spend most of my day sitting behind the counter, talking to the regulars about the weather or how the town is changing. It is not a very big operation, just me and occasionally someone helping out with the heavy bags. We try to keep things organized, but sometimes the boxes just end up wherever there is space. It feels like home after so many years of doing this every single day without much of a break.