Orissa Tribal Rural Weekly Market Editorial Photo

Tribal woman in traditional dress is drinking the alcoholic drink at the Orissa tribal rural weekly market. Orissa is one of the poorest states in India. The proportion of population living below $1 a day is 43%. The weekly market is the sole economic istitution in the rural area on which tribal farmers depend for their exchange need. The tribal economy is a subsistance economy. Every market has the area where the tribal people can sell or buy traditional hand made drink.