As soon as the buses and rickshaws carrying yakru stop, women carrying baskets, baskets and plastic bags arrive at the Syaule Chowk on the Bhimdatta Highway. Surrounding the passengers getting off and on, the women are busy showing off the fruits in their baskets, baskets and plastic bags.

At this time, some have kafal in their baskets, while others have peaches and apricots in plastic bags. Dadeldhura's Syaule Chowk, located on the Bhimdatta Highway, the main route connecting the seven hilly districts of the Far West to the Terai, is a place where seasonal local fruits are traded throughout the year.

This market, which is the main resting place for travelers coming down to the Terai from Achham, Bajura, Bajhang, Doti, Baitadi, Darchula and Dadeldhura, has also established itself as a trading center for local fruits in recent years. The road to Doti, Achham, Bajura and Baitadi, Bajhang and Darchula diverges from Syaule.

It is currently the season for producing kafal in the hills. Kafal is available in this market from Baisakh to the first week of Asar. Fruits produced in the hills, such as Alcha, Aru, Pashpati, Okhar, and Suntalal Gayat, are traded according to the season. Oranges produced in areas such as Bhageshwor and Chullasirad in Dadeldhura, Junar, Okhar from Darchula, and Bhango from Bajhang are also sold here. As fruits brought from outside districts are available along with local produce, the Syaule market is bustling throughout the year.

Most local women leave their homes early in the morning. Some go to the forest, while others go to the village to buy fruits. Picking and selling kafal, which is abundant in the forest, has become their daily routine. Every traveler who comes to the Terai does not leave without buying kafal from here during this season. Local businesswoman Devi Thagunna has been involved in this profession for years. She sells fruits according to the season. She said that she has to be busy selling kafal because it spoils faster than other fruits. ‘Now in Bhadau, we bring and sell walnuts from Darchula, and we buy and sell oranges and junar from Bhageshwor,’ she said. ‘We have been able to meet our household expenses by selling fruits, and our family is well-off.’ According to her, if you work hard, you can make a good income from the fruit business. She said that you can make a profit of the same amount by bringing and selling walnuts worth one lakh from Darchula. Most of the women who sell fruits in the Syaule Chowk are locals. They often go to the forest themselves to pick and bring back the fruits. They buy and sell fruits such as plums, apricots and other fruits from nearby villages. They say that even buying and selling from the village is costing them money.

The fruits are currently being sold for over Rs 200 per kilo. They have experienced good business even within a few hours on days when there is an increase in the number of passengers.

Jantara Mahara also sells seasonal fruits in the market. She said that she earns up to Rs 2,000 daily during the fruit season. ‘It has become easier to meet household expenses by picking and selling the fruits that are wasted in the forest,’ she said. ‘This business has also helped in raising children.’ But to earn this much income, she said, she had to struggle hard from the morning. ‘You have to walk for one to two hours in the morning to reach the forest.’ It is afternoon when the fruits are picked. "We have to wait for customers by the roadside until night," she said. "Sometimes, even if we earn a good income, if the weather is not favorable, we have to sit idle."