Mateshavary Provision Store

Out on Mandore Road in Jodhpur, near the Bsf area and Balsamand, things are a bit quieter than in the middle of the city. We have a provision store here that serves the families living in the government quarters and the surrounding neighborhood. The building is simple, and the store isn't very large, but we try to keep the essentials in stock. Because we are in Rajasthan, we sell a lot of stuff for making local dishes, like different kinds of chillies and grains. The sun hits the front of the shop pretty hard in the afternoon, so we usually pull down the shade a bit to keep the interior cool. We see a lot of people from the Bsf base coming in for their daily supplies. It is a friendly place; we know most of the people who come in, and we usually ask about their families while we are bagging their groceries. We have shelves full of soaps, shampoos, biscuits, and bottled drinks. The floor is just plain cement, and we have an old wooden counter where we do all the calculations. Sometimes a stray dog will sit in the shade of our doorway to escape the heat. It is just a regular life here, helping people get what they need for their homes without making a big fuss about it. We stay open until the sun sets and the local traffic dies down for the night.