Om Ayurvedic

Our shop is tucked away in Vishayamshala Ki Gali here in Ujjain. It’s one of those narrow lanes where everyone knows everyone else. If you walk past, you can usually smell the spices and roots we use before you even see the sign. It’s a small place, mostly just a front counter and shelves reaching up to the ceiling. We have been in this alley for a long time, and we see the same faces every week. We don't do much advertising because the local people know where we are. We spend our time grinding powders and mixing up traditional things. Sometimes the shop gets crowded and people have to wait out in the lane, but nobody seems to mind much. We talk to the customers about their families while we weigh out the herbs on the old scales. It is not a modern pharmacy with bright lights; it’s a bit dim and the wood of the counter is worn smooth from years of use. We keep the ledger by hand mostly. It can get dusty with all the dry plants around, so we are always sweeping. Ujjain is a busy town, but our little corner in the gali feels a bit more like the old days. We just keep the door open and wait for whoever needs something. There is always a lot of chatter in the shop, which makes the long days go by a bit faster for all of us working here.