now this market is known as ravivari but old timers will tell you that once it was known as shukravari because it was held on fridays he looks like a knight from the middle ages as he carries a lifesize placard which covers his entire body the plot thickens as it is here that you can even have a robot predict your future and you return back home wondering if you have travelled in a time machine and returned back to ahmedabad vendors sell their ware from string cots laaris and tempos a winding road next to the bridge leads to the river whatever you want is there for the asking at unimaginable prices like aluminium vessels and plastic ware for rs 10 a piece this department is a designers delight with traps in all shapes sizes in metal or wood so much so you start wondering about the size of our cityrats this poster is like a naive art painting of every possible creepy crawly creature which abounds in ahmedabad from mice rats lizards bugs mosquitoes to cockroaches from early morning to late evening it is jampacked from the gates of the municipal garden to the banks of the river where temporary shacks are set up under tarpaulin sheets death he says is instant if and when you are ever caught in the predicament of setting up a house in ahmedabad on a shoestring budget you could head for sabarmati river on the east of ellisbridge but it is hard to manoeuvre between the hustle and bustle of crowds which literally pushes you along an entire area is allotted to rat traps and you can stand there wondering about the citys rat population he ensures the elimination of these pests hundred percent guarantee with his poison potions which he carries in a shoulder bag those were the days when you could buy everything from antiques chandeliers furniture utensils brassware books and goats to rat poison which is still available here there is a sense of foreboding as he sells his ware this is where the sunday market is held the highlight of this area is the chuhemarnewallahchacha you need a lot of grit and courage to embark on a tour to the sunday market unless you are an early bird there are trees all along the way with the manek burj rising above the market next to an ancient banyan tree under which there are temples and shrines you will find all that you need ladders teatables iron ware mirrors buckets tee shirts sport shoes jeans fibreglass chairs dog chains jhula chains nylon pattis for string cots ysl bags charlie perfume plastic toys ribbons hair clips handkerchiefs posters of gods and film stars vessel stands iron scrap brass ware old nut crackers old locks shaped like bears door handles lotas tambakundi nut crackers new locks old locks lamps rolling pins tavas scales measures spare parts or a