Tribal Rural Weekly Market Editorial Photo

India, Orissa: vendor of red ant with rice for food at the tribal rural weekly market. The weekly market is the economic istitution in the rural area on which tribal farmers depend for their exchange need. The tribal economy is a subsistance economy. The people usually suspend all their routine work on the market day and attend the market, many with their family members and friends. These markets become the central points for socio-cultural activities.