A quick snap of a pooja store, small shop that caters to the hindu religious items used for pooja / prayers etc. I get amused by the divercity offered by way of practices and items used from different parts of India, being southern city still has it's uniqueness from southern other states / cities too...
Busy city market bus stand, though domestic often flooded with people visitng market everyday. There are few who opt for auto’s standing nearby the stand once shopping is done, that helps reach directly at their doorstep. Indeed lot of people and lot of interactions….
Though ice creams are sold through out the year in the city, it becomes an obvious reason in the summer time. Push carts loaded with ice cream wonder around almost all streets to accommodate growing demand. This sales guys even barefooted dares to walk over the tar road to make his living....
Summer is almost here, the cloud cover is less and day time temparatures are almost touching 30 degrees celcius, nights are pleasant and cool. Next two months would be hotter and people prefer staying at homes to avoid sun...
While strolling by the city roads, few houses still reflect old times like this wooden door of an old house, though the house is maintained occupants have not done away with historical style. There are many new constructions that try and incorporate these style of doors to amalgamate new design streams with olden styles…
While he walks past those close shutters,
Old Horse Buggy, rarely put to use ferrying people finds it’s way to transport light goods in and around markets. In a quiet by-lane of the market area, this horse is enjoying his mid day meal in a gunny sack innovatively mounted around his neck to prevent the feed spilling out on the street ….
Betel Leaf, known commonly as paan or beeda (in Tamil), veeda (in Marathi) or vettila (in Malayalam), viLedele (in Kannada ) is a type of Indian digestive, which consists of fillings wrapped in a triangular package using leaves of the Betel pepper (Piper betle) and held together with a toothpick or a clove.
Summertime is wedding time; the wedding season brings lot of business to hotels and kalyana mantapa’s (marriage halls) in the city. For each event there follows a luncheon, here is a sneak peek into a wedding lunch served on banana leaf, guests sit together and eat together in batches….
Jet airways ATR aircraft takes off from the HAL airport in Bangalore. The new international airport is situated almost 50km away would be operational by March end, almost in a months time. Due to contractual obligation all civil flights would stop operating from this current airport and would be routed via new airport known as BIAL. 
Readerships of newspapers are high and so is the spirit of reading. A vivid reader does not need a place and almost anytime and anywhere he can achieve it to be ‘better informed’. Early morning this reading ‘syndrome’ seems to have caught up this reader for sure…
Summer is here, so are the heat busters… a pile of watermelons stacked roadside in my neighborhood makes me feel good. This summer is expected to be bit hotter than the previous thus there will be more demand for melons, I guess. 
While the day gave some good colors to the needy, the shops continue to celebrate the valentine week with same enthusiasm and décor. Commercial street was almost ‘pink’ed for a while…
While the sun heats up the souls, the badam (almond) milk vendor near the market helps cool it down, many prefer sipping down this local favorite drink. Have you had your drink too…
While few indulge in true Valentine colurs, this display continues to lure them for the traditional sarees with new colurs and patterns. Commercial street was flooded with window shoppers with their valentines and/or families another good reason to wonder around the markets... 
City market houses many engineering goods sellers and heavy machinery is often delivered from shops to customers, this provides opportunities for these pull cart owners to transport the foods from market to work sites. While they wait to get the call from the nearby shops they group together and relax...
Traditionally every Indian family is attached to a grocer, the relationship and trust of quality and creditworthiness is passes generation to generation. The grocery stores are always fully loaded with household groceries and are a good reflection of what is consumed locally…
Feb 10th 2008 was a different Sunday outing for about 100 students in the city. They took to the streets holding placards with a unique message - requesting motorists to be patient.
Tomorrow's road users set an example on what individuals can do to improve traffic. The walk was organized by LeadCap, whose founder Sangeeth Vergheese announced that more such efforts will be taken up.
The walk started at Gandhi statue on MG Road and concluded at Richmond Town. Students of Baldwin, Bishop Cotton, Sacred Heart and Cathedral schools came out with creative messages. They shouted slogans like: "We love Bengaluru, not Galeejuru (dirty city)" and "Let's stop pointing fingers at others” in supporting the theme of the walk, Traffic discipline. More Photo’s here
Another good example of making money by getting creative and provide innovative solutions for immediate needs of customers. These bag sellers outside city market know people would buy lot of wholesale goods from the market and may need bags to carry them back home.
Though city witness many discounts from various brands and businesses year around, this month is no exception. Khadi Bhavan, the venture keeping the spirit of mahatma and cotton in Gandhi nagar display lures the customers. Many of customers eagerly wait for this to get good bargains….
While the city houses multiple cultural and linguistic diversities, this photo I guess is symbolic to the needs of the readers for local news… 
Munching fried items and varieties ( known locally as “Khara”) is a favorite snacking game for many, the range in which the varieties is mind boggling along mouth watering. Here are few snacks ( don’t ask me names!!, I don’t know many) sold by a street vendor in Avenue Road…
City continues to amuse me when while wondering across markets I come across few strange shops like this one, the shop dedicated to ‘fencing’. The city market area has so much treasures one can find on items for sale and varieties it offers along the great bargains. 
The new year 2008 is one month old yet this newspaper stall keeps the calenders on display for few late comers. The calenders show regional creativity with various idols besides being colorful...
She sits near the stairway of an ancient building in ancient avenue road with a hope to sell all the colurful oranges. The local wholesale maket must have received major quantities of oranges which are then seen distrubuted with small time players such as her distributing them for retail sale... life goes by the empty baskets returning to be filled again!!
Sunsets on the city skyline, the weather is warm and ready for the summer times ahead. City has witnesses rise in the summer time temparatures in recent times, many feel this summer too would redefine mercury rising....
Who says auto’s are to only to ferry people, the early morning on weekends they become the private carriers of hotels and small shops who carry loads of goodies from wholesale markets making a quick buck to average the weekly gains….
S P Road, the famous electronics market of the city has some unique carts selling tools. These tools that are required for any technician are displayed from various local or international brands sold at an affordable bargain point reached by buyer and the seller…
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