Chai stall, Mumbai (Bombay), India, South Asia

Village chai wallah (teamaker) makes the first brew of the day, Kurua village, Assam, India, Asia

Chai wallah pouring chai (tea) at chai stall decorated with religious posters and malas (garlands), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Busy chaiwallah pouring tea at a chai stall in the palls (alleyways) of old Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Young man stirring milk for chai, with blind man sitting beside him, roadside chai stall, Dangiyawas, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Village chai wallah (teamaker) makes the first brew of the day, Kurua village, Assam, India, Asia

View of Classic Japanese Mochi Sweets in shop in the Gion District, Kyoto, Kansai, Honshu, Japan

Two Buddhist men chanting their Buddhist mantra inside roadside tea stall at the Sela Pass, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Woman in straw hat selling lemons, tea and spices on a blanket outside Kalaw market, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Tea and spices for sale in Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey, Western Asia

Young man and blind man stirring milk for chai, roadside chai stall, Dangiyawas, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Tea and spices for sale in Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey, Western Asia

Elderly man at his fruit stall in Munnar a small town in the tea country high in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India, Asia

Tea stall, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Asia

Chai stall, Mumbai, India, South Asia

Flea market, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Tea stall in Dediapada, Gujarat, India, Asia

Stallholder with tea, Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Silver Arabic tea pots, glasses and trays in a souk in Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Traditional knitted Nepalese goods on sale at a tea house on the Annapurna Base Camp trek, Nepal, Asia

Tea light casings

Tea light casings

Preparing fresh brewed ice tea. Street food and refreshment

Tea light casings

An Afghan man sits on his wooden cart and drinks tea at dawn from a street tea stall in central Kabul. With the first respite from war in nearly two decades, Kabulis are busy re-building their lives and business amongst the ruins, and the streets are busy with markets, tea stalls, trucks, etc. Much of Kabul was destroyed in the mid 1990's (1992-1996) in factional fighting between rival mujahideen commanders for control of the capital after the Soviet's withdrawal.

Turkey, Aydin Province, Kusadasi, Satll at weekly market selling spices and chili powders in brightly coloured display