Weekend Mornings..

The city takes a breather so do the workaholics, few escape the city outdoors and rest take it easy while catching up with friends after breakfasts outside darshinis ( fast food centers) on pavements…

Places I like...

Another excellent effort to bring out the perspectives and paradigms of the city, the Goethe Institut Bangalore ( the place I like) hostign a wonderful event called “Places I like”, visitng early mornign on saturday helped exclusivity with each frame for me....Follow the link to read more...

Flowering business..

Young entrepreneurs setup small stalls; they are busy making bouquets and decorations for the orders received from nearby neighborhood…

Fresh butter & Pure ghee…

The demand for fresh and pure for the household cooking getting tapped, the wait should be worthsome money…

Auto Art..

There is no limit for creativity or artisans imaginations, the front side of this auto is a testimony to the fact that creations are limitless as the platforms it uses…

Flowers for Pooja…

As the festivities continue, markets are loaded with colorful flowers to keep up with daily demand, the market roads are colorful and densely fragranced, The flowers also accompany some herbs ( Marga) as offering to lord Ganesha…

Décor for Ganesha..

The shops are making most of this festival, the festivities need lot of decoration items for homes wherein the idols are kept in a special decoration, and each item is carefully selected towards uniqueness, color combinations and style. The street shops are loaded with varieties thereof…

Invocation of Ganesha...

Vakratunda Mahaakaaya,

Suuryakoti Samaprabha..

Nirvighnam Kurume Deva,

Shubha Kaaryeshhu Sarvadaa..

O Lord Ganesha, who possesses a large body (mahakaya),A curved trunk (vakratunda), Who shines with the brilliance of a million suns (surya koti)! Please make all my work free of obstacles, always. Listen on youtube…
Lord Ganesha is the embodiment of wisdom and worshiped by those seeking knowledge. In his various forms he is worshiped as Buddhi Ganapati for better knowledge, Vidya Ganapati for studies, Siddhi Ishwarya Ganapati for wealth, Vighna Harta (Sankata Nashana) Ganapati to remove obstacles and difficulties etc….

Bringing home Ganesha...

Selecting Ganesha idol for home, this mother has taken her doughters to the market to buy every thing required for pooja. Today preparations start in every hindu household to welcome the almighty lord home and worship him bringing home peace and prosperity...

Casting Idols…

Ganesha Chaturthi helps motivate lot of artisans, here is one creating a beautiful Ganesha from earth and decorating it with golden paint that dissolves in water after immersion. Giving livelihood to many such entrepreneurs lord Ganesha brings along prosperity and opportunities for everyone…

Life is at peace...

Strays, at times turn menace otherwise living in synergy with urban world, relaxing on pavements early morning. Catching on the sleep or resting after a late night stroll of the area. Just observing them at times I feel like they are at peace when day breaks and as if they return the control of the area / locality to us and get relieved of their responsibilities as guardians…

Unwinding…

Just sitting by and enjoying quieter mornings might be a great choice as the busiest MG road is relaxing a bit due to metro work, the pizzerias are not that busy here yet offer some solitude …

Doorstep Rangoli ...

A traditional Indian artform, this rangoli though has taken modern touch and created by paint on pavement tiles. In Indian cultures, all guests and visitors occupy a very special place, and a rangoli is considered as an expression of warm hospitality. In particular, the festivals are widely celebrated with rangoli, since at this time; people visit each other's homes to exchange greetings and sweets.

Street Bargains...

Window shoppers crave for good bargains, this is known to the smart street-sellers so much so that they keep this opportunity open to make quick sale. At times few bargains go well below 30-35% the quotes yet keeps good margin to the seller and satisfaction to the buyer...

Bullet 350...

The legendary Bullet 350 need no introduction. This classic machine has kept place with advances in engineering and ergonomics without diluting its impeccable pedigree. Most of the indian cities have a huge fan base for this motorcycle, and Bangaloreans are not the exception...

Selling Happiness..

No this isn’t for those who define happiness with pure materialistic sense, but for those innocent kids having one of this would bring smiles to their faces, this street seller moves around the 'soon-to-be-busy' roads on a Sunday morning looking for kids accompanying parents for weekly market visits…

Spirit of Independence..

Here is BDP saluting the spirit of India's 62nd Independence Day today, there are many events and gatherings to celebrate the day, yet the gestures of spirit and the enthusiasm carried on by every citizen at individual level is remarkable….

Inspiring Tiranga…

Independence Day preparations create demand for national flag and stores keep the stocks ready to honor the same. Tomorrow all Schools, Colleges and Some Govt institutions will have flag hosting ceremonies as a ritual and to join the spirit many residential associations too will have the flag hosting ceremonies in their premises, joined by the residents with cultural programs of kind!!

Late evening…

A Street shot late evening, few youths passing time on pavements, business as usual, the city though in the grip of swine flu scare shows no major symptoms of pandemic…few schools are closed as prevention…

Filter coffee…

Filter coffee is as indigenous to this region as no other regions in the world make their coffee like this…

Coffee is brewed with a metal device that resembles two cylindrical cups, one of which has a pierced bottom that nests into the top, leaving ample room underneath to receive the brewed coffee also called as decoction. The coffee is served along with sweetened milk in a typical Davarah (or dabarah) and tumbler, (kept in the tray to the right) a conical steel tumbler and Davarah is a wide metal saucer with lipped walls. Coffee is typically served after pouring back and forth between the dabarah and the tumbler in huge arc-like motions of the hand. This serves several purposes: mixing the ingredients (including sugar) thoroughly; cooling the hot coffee down to a sipping temperature… More …

Wait State..

Auto driver waiting for customer sits on the footboard of his auto, another youth behind uses rear view mirror of waiting auto to clean his face passing time, the backdrop of metro girdles suggest as if they too are in a wait state far beyond individuals…

Jai Ganesha…

One of the biggest festivals coming up in next few weeks is Ganesha festival, when millions of idols of lord Ganesha will be worshipped in the households. The artisans work day and night to fulfill this demand, the idols are prepared with clay and keep these idols ready in advance many of which are made to order. Many roadside stalls such as this will come up to display their work and help devotees buy these idols with an advances order or just over the counter.
Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated as it is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). Typically, the day usually falls between 20 August and 15 September, this year it comes on 23rd August 2009.

Evening showers…

Evening showers are back, just after the sunsets clouds gather and pour down for about an hour or so. The days are dry with these evening showers and exceptional mild showers late night the trend is almost set for last few days…

Morning Catchup...

Mornings for many might start with a newspaper, this gentleman is no exception, he is out on road early morning enjoying great weather and peaceful roads and catching up with his daily dose of news and events via local newspaper...what a great start of the day!!

The choice is yours…

Pearl necklaces, outside a jewelry shop there are a quite a few freelances who deck their stalls for weaving pearls into beautiful necklaces. They work with the customers and provide them options of colors and styles once loose pearls are purchased from the main shop, the handmade necklaces then become exclusive made-to-choice-matching ornaments …

Tea/Coffee on wheels…

His approach is simple take these hot beverages to the customers and remain mobile to seek more and more customers in the busy market areas, many shopkeepers have ties with him for a particular time that he could come and serve tea / coffee to every employee in their shops and establishments, a small businesses then need not worry about pantry services of their own and this mobile vendor fills in the need effectively…

Pavements & Parking ..

Roads are the same, they won’t expand when city add more and more vehicles and as the affordability becomes the criteria number of two wheelers are astronomical…even the famous MG Road is not spared!!

Setting up for the sale…

Roadside selling is a daily bread for many, this one is setting his shop late morning selling few old and used books, few reproduction of best sellers on the pavement of famous M G Road, looks like the day going to be hot and sunny for him…

Friends are forever…

Perhaps these two friends don’t even know or bother that the day was earmarked as “Friendship Day” while helping their families to sell vegetables in the local market, they seem to get bonded together over some friendly conversations…no frindship wristbands, no greetings or gifts; just plan and simple friendship!!

Men at work...

These are the times when you do aroud from one part of the city to another you will certainly cross the metro path. The work of namma metro is in full swing and city trafic is coping with the already crowded roads to stay alive to the city mantra “Swalpa adjust maddi”....
Here is BDP wising all the patrons a happy friendship day!!!

Shop when you walk…

A perfect harmony, street selling is an integral part of living and wellbeing for the city, this street shot perhaps symbolizes how to segregate walkers from roads, vehicles from pavements and respect everyone’s needs and space, even a lively road transport cops fits in the frame. do I need to say more?