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Fish for sale at a road side stall.

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The concentrated and manic commerce of Pettah is concentrated even further in its markets. Stretching along 5th Cross St, this don't-miss market is a hive of household goods interspersed with artful displays of fruit and veg, such as towering pyramids of limes. Garish toys add colour.

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