Metai Wallah Confectioner

[Original caption] Metai wallah or Sweetmeat Seller. Sweetmeats of all kinds are largely eaten by the natives of India. They are generally wholesome and palatable, the ingredients being principally sugar, buffalo milk and ghi (clarified butter). The woman shown in the picture purchasing some of the delicacies displayed upon the stall is a type of low class Hindu. [end]