A group of people, including women and children, have been living under makeshift tents on a roadside at Sallaghari in Bhaktapur for the past few weeks. They have traveled all the way from Rajasthan, India, for an annual fair. 

They say they have been coming to Nepal every year to attend the same fair, and each time they bring new products. This time, they have brought China-made inflatable bathtubs to sell. The most expensive bathtub is priced at Rs 10,000. 

When this photographer visited their living area, the families of these traveling merchants were going about their day: some were attending to their impromptu shops, some were preparing food while others were looking after their children. The footfall of customers also seemed decent. Asked whether the local authorities have tried to vacate them from the area, they say apart from a couple of visits from the local police, there has been no problem. They say they are only here for a few weeks and will return to their home country after the fair.