Having tea on the city streets is a social event, the place to discuss politics and local gossip. On the way back from the boat trip in Varanasi, our guide Jai ordered up some Marsala chai from the street vendor. It is served in the traditional little clay pots as it has been for hundreds of years. The pots are then tossed out, not reused. With the advent of plastics, the clay pot makers are unfortunately losing their jobs, but alas environmental concerns are bringing the clay pots back :)
