ITPL@Whitefield

The International Tech Park, Bangalore (ITPB) is the icon of India's IT success story, and continues its contribution to the development of Whitefield as a major IT hub in India's Silicon Valley. Located just 12 km from Bangalore Airport and 18 km from the city centre, ITPB catalysed the growth of a burgeoning suburban city at Whitefield.

Managed by Ascendas, Its world-class business infrastructure amidst wide green spaces provides the optimal environment for Fortune 500 corporations, MNCs and leading local corporations located at the Park, housing more than 20,000 professionals...

Inner Space....

Inner core of Balton Center at M.G.Road... When I took this picture sometime back I liked the way it helps climp your eyes to the center mesh...few lit tubes add to the picture with some contrary effect of the light...

'Ad'ded Income...

Adversitements are everywhere, this autorickshaw also gets a chance to display local ads on the back...to add few rupees to his income, the number of auto's increasing create tough competitions and any and all avenues to make money seems to be opted here...

Headlines....

Newspapers, though they are delivered at at the doorstep, few like them to be picked up while their morning walk and churn the headlines and chat around with their feloow walkers, this newspaper vendor spreads the latest news and headlines on the pavement staircase of a famous breakfast place in anticipation....

Coke & Movies...

Route truck of Coke is showcasing the blockbuster film "Dhoom-II", cross promotions are the best way when the movie promotes the brand and the softdrink carries the cast arond...

KR Market Entrance..

Entrance of a famous KR Market, Commonly called as 'The City Market'...more than a century old market in Bangalore..

The Watchmen..

a watchmen, i.e. security staff on his duty on a private residence in the neighbourhood...I think despite being most important and respectable job being done by watchmen they are always left alone, without much attention. Most of them being creative engage themselves in reading, writing and even lestening to radio's...

Evenings @CMH Road...

Evening's runbusy for the leisure walk, window shopping and some quick bite on anand Bhuvan on CMH road... the street vendors clog the entrance of this popular food joint to continue making quick bucks..

The temparatures soar to max 30 degrees celcius in day time and as the day ends it settles down to 20-22 degrees minimizing out till 16-17 degrees in the night.. the evening's thus become pleasent for such outdoor activities...

On the crossroads..

Recreation redefined, for some the day starts with meeting and chatting friends on crossroads basking in the sun...the discussions, gossips and information exchange about neighbourhood news amoung friends and aquentances socializing on this netwroked saga....

Golden Bell...Bloomimg!

Wearing Yellow, the city blooms with “Tabebuia Argentina”, a.k.a Golden Bell a picture taken in Lalbagh….

Melons are here...

Melons are here, a sure sign of 'summer' coming... though these fruits are available since a while, the sellers have started selling them in large quantities. Watermelons are favorites of many helping them cool down and beat the summer heat.... they are sold on weight at 6-8 Rs. per kilo ....

Mahashivratri @Shiva Temple

Devotees gather for Darshnam at Shiva Temple on the occassion of Mahashivratri, crowd was chanting 'Om namma Shivaya' while they perform Shiv-pooja ...

Some music lovers perform at the temple to entertain the detovees and offer their devotion via classical performance and recitals....

Charts & Posters...

Nearby a school in cambridge layout, posters and charts up on sale .... seller is busy around as his 'good' catch attention of student , his prospective customer!!

Shiva Temple & Mahashivratri....

A Small Shiva temple on Avenue Road on a normal day, this seems to be closed after sunset. Tomorrow being the Mahashivratri, a great festival of shiva's worshippers...the temple will be decorated and will be flooded with devotees..

The festival of Mahashivratri (literally means the 'Grand Night dedicated for the worship of Lord Shiva'). is looked upon with greatest reverence & respect by the devotees of Lord Shiva. Maha Shivratri or Shivaratri (Night of Shiva) is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month Phalguna in the Hindu Calendar. The most significant practices on this day are offerings of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the Lord Shiva, fasting and all night long vigil.

This day and more so the night is dedicated by the devotees of Lord Shiva for his worship, practice of various austerities & meditation. All the Shiva Temples will be fully decorated and there are hordes of devotees queuing up to get darshan of Lord & offer their obeisance's at the feet of Lord Shiva on this special day. More..

'V' the Red!

Commercial street, being shoppers paradise gears up for the 'Valentine Day' the colour of the day is 'Red'...

Have a great 'Valentine'....

Breather for City...

Bangalore observed 'Bandh' y'day, the protest towards the recent award order for sharing the Cavery water between states... This was the most peaceful day people could remember since mist of time...no traffic, no shopping, no outdoor...More photo's here..

Like the billboard saying..."I love switching off, without missing a beat!!" so true...

The Book Seller..

Avenue Road, the road most popular in students for books, yes the largest collection of all used technical,medical and curricular books at a price points affordable to many, the cost however works on the basis of availability, for the out of print books the cost may move northwards...

Ideally such supplychaon complements reuse of books and saves our trees complementing nature, such important unorganized sectors should be supported by the society as it offers only benefits to sellers,students and society!!

The Holy Path...

Pathway of a church on Old Madras Road covered with lot of rain trees. Many such old establishments have good cultivation of trees which fascinate the visitors with abundance of their 'green' wealth... I am sure visitors passing by this passage will surely be enlightened.

Milk Distribution...

Early Morning, many hands work to ensure households get their daily supply of milk, traditionally almost all homes have tied up with the milk distributors who will supply fresh milk at their door step every morning. This system works in tandem with major dairies who will organise trasportation of fresh milk before the dawn to such distribution centers to facilitate the supply chain...

At the Store...

Store, for me reamins point of interation ..with people, their moods and the expressions...here is a snap I took to enlarge and emphasize a late morning mood and capture the happenings.. this store must be seeling from hot tea, pastries, beads till all consumables for the homes ....the picture gets a rlaxed mood from the stray dog sitting under a parked truck nearby...

Painting @ Coconut Groove...

Very few restaurents here offer authentic regional food, one of the great is 'Coconut Groove' on church street, they do offere atleast five diffrent cuisines from southern india thus represent the three major artisans via this painting to reconfim their stand...Check out a detailed restaurent review with more photos on Bangalore Metblog..

Flutes

Flutes Seller at CMH road, for vary many like me this was the first musical instrument encountered in my life to introduce music to me... I have seen young children still have tendency / attraction towards the fultes even now....

City Tense...

City today witnessing bit of unrest and remains tense over y'days 'Cauvery Tribunal' verdict awaited for 16 or more years... large scale protests are being palnned all over the state...more facts..

Y'day, A cautious Bangalore packed up early for the day as the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal gave its verdict. Fearing a repeat of the ‘91 violence, schools, offices and business establishments closed down early.

Rest after work...

Bicycles of flower sellers resting in early morning while they are busy buying flowers from wholesale market, after the purchase sellers will move arond city streets selling them door to door till late afternoon...

Now Showing....

Now showing... the latest block busters in a multiplex in the city...

Vat pooja...

Long life, This word reflects the whole origin and significance of the Vat-Savitri puja. A ritual worshipping the 'Vat-Vriksha' the banyan tree.

A fasting day for married women, the ritual practiced for Savitri is meant for the well-being and long life of the husband. The fasting is assigned to Savitri and Satyavana her husband who was destined to die within one year but was brought back to life by her severe penance. The God of death, Yama is implored by Savitri when he is about to leave his body and due to her sheer determination and devotion to her husband, she wins him back to life and soon Satayavana regains his lost kingdom" says the legend...

Bare Necessities...

Is this the real picture of a reflection of our bare necessities? A display of bare backs instate some triggers of modernizations of necessities and needs...

A Lot can happen over coffee...

A slogan from Cafe Coffee Day outlet..."A Lot can happen over coffee".

Completely true if it is bangalore ...now don't just go by whom you see in the picture, it is indeed an outlet on brigade road in Bangalore!!

Bangalore sees many tourist or even the expats who prefer staying back and enjoy few years in harmony...common thead is 'Coffee'....