Two tandoor-wallah boys cook tandoori chicken at a street stall in the heart of Old Delhi, Delhi, India, Asia

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

Jalebi wallah dripping sweet rice flour paste into hot fat to make jalebi in street snack stall, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Subji wallah (vegetable seller) sitting at his beautifully laid out vegetable stall in the market, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Chai wallah, pouring Indian chai into traditional hand made terracotta clay cups, in chai stall outside Kali temple, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Old style running rickshaw wallah pulling woman and her shopping through Kolkata streets away from the Kali temple, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Chai wallah pouring chai from brass pan, using tongs, through sieve into tin vessel, in Diggi village market, Diggi, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Barbers cutting hair and shaving men, and tobacco wallah, in street stalls outside Xerox shop in Dalhousie Square area of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, 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

Aloo wallah (potato seller) relaxing with his locally grown potatoes at his market stall, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Dhobi wallah washing clothes in the Bhargabi River, handwashed laundry laid out to dry in the open air, Bhargabi River, Odisha, India, Asia

Paan wallah making paan for sale in Tizit village weekly local market, Nagaland, India, Asia

Laundrymen (dhobi wallah), sorting laundry by colour on corrugated iron roofs, Mahalaxmi dhobi ghats, Mumbai, India, Asia

Chai wallah serving chai in old style terracotta disposable cups, with 21st century sign for payment by mobile phone, Mahisagar, Gujarat, India, Asia

Dhobi wallah washing laundry in the river with very organised piles of white washing laid out on the sand, Raghurajpur, Orissa, India, Asia

Running rickshaw wallah outside beautiful old Raj era Kolkata building in Kolkata backstreet, West Bengal, India, Asia

Rickshaw wallah resting, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Dhobi wallah washing laundry in the river with neatly arranged washing drying on the sandy riverbank, Raghurajpur, Orissa, India, Asia

Vegetable wallah preparing pumpkin with baskets of tomatoes, cabbages and bitter gourd in early morning market on the banks of the Brahmaputra river, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Rickshaw wallah waiting for custom in his rickshaw (tuk tuk), Barrackpore, West Bengal, India, Asia

Cycle rickshaw wallah waiting for fare next to a riverside shrine on the banks of the Hooghly River, Serampore, West Bengal, India, Asia

Chai Wallah serving tea at Fort Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, Asia

Dabba wallah or food deliverer with Dabbas or food containers marked with characters to allow correct delivery, Mumbai, India, Asia