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IN A PERSIAN MARKET PLACE
Actually two market places at Esfahan and Shiraz in 2008

 The Ayatollah watches over shoppers in Esfahan's Grand Bazaar during Ramadan

Coppersmith having a quick nap on a hot afternoon

A miniaturist at work in his fully airconditioned studio

It is not unusual for shops to be part of a mosque

Spice seller in the Old Bazaar in Shiraz

This old fellow's twigged me in Shiraz and looks less than approving