Pink Hibiscus…

Early morning from my terrace garden, this hibiscus freshness radiated my soul with all day long freshness….

Breakfast @Darshini

A typical morning at a fast food place commonly called as darshini, pay up at counter take a coupon, get you favorite place and eat sitting or standing and then follow it up with hot cappy (coffee) ....

Sweet tooth!!

Anytime is sweets time! These tempting cheesecakes, jelly served as part of the power lunch buffet is one of many restaurants in the city serving to the needs of business professionals, though almost every organization have a good catering service and cafeteria attached feeding thousands of workoholics, many still prefer to visit power lunches outside….

Back to School!!

Abacus, and age old calculation tool kept for display took me back decades, the first slate I used had this abacus embedded, was glad to see this still being used in some schools to introduce kids to calculations making math’s a friendly affair!!

Mysore Silk …

KSIC, a Karnataka government undertaking engaged in manufacture of silk sarees under the brand name ‘Mysore Silk’ is exhibiting best of the Silk sarees in Basava Bhavan, Race course road till 4th Feb 10, the Zari work on this sarees is delightful and famous. Zari is a type of thread made of fine gold or silver wire used in traditional garments. This thread is woven into fabrics, primarily made of silk to create intricate patterns such as this…

Elevated Gift ….

The longest elevated expressway to the Electronic City was thrown open to commuters on Friday, 22^nd Jan 2010, while driving down on this 9 kms long icon towards city’s first tech hub today it took just 10 minutes for me maintaining a constant speed of 60-70 kmph. This commute earlier used to be a nightmare on broad day light..

Urban Spaces..

Though city has many gardens and green spaces yet the need of more playgounds remains. The empty private properties awaiting developement then come for rescue and kids make most of it by playing various games all day round...such as kite flying if not cricket!!

Flower Show Sales..

The Lalbagh flower show also provides opportunities to traders to exhibit their products and services in stalls around the glass house and help vistors get everything they need under single event from plants, seeds, pesticides, tools and even organic agro products ...

Lalbagh Flower Show...

Never to be missed events in the city are these flowers shows held around 26^th Jan and 15^th August every year. Fantastic opportunities for flower lovers to enjoy. The center of attraction is always so creative and mesmerizes all visitors, such as this one a 40 feet “Qutub Minar” built with over 2,00,000 roses...a must visit if you are around!!

Fruits @Russell Market…

With cold storage facilities and global trades enabling anyone from anywhere to enjoy almost any fruit any season, the fruit sales in the local wholesale markets boost many varieties and variants, These stalls decked with a combination of local and imported fruits in Russell market are no exception!!

Going Green…

The winter spell is working well in plants, the flowering is at its best, and the red lining to the greens makes this HAL Garden very refreshing and attractive….

The Fountainhead…

HAL Museum housed this small fountain that appears like a delicate wine glass, though it is enough cold out there, the fountain runs balancing the beauty of the lawns within…

Being Together...

Garden city has some beautiful lakes, and the special appearances such as these keep these lake alive, while sunsets this graceful pelican pair enjoys K R Puram lake….

Go Carting & Young Riders…

Go carting is fun, not only to the drivers but for some tiny-tots too, the tracks are now getting busier with range of participants and few do introduce their kids to this fun sport quite an early stage of their life…

Freshness..

A small vine is climbing the roof and is flowering, it was very relaxing to notice it, simply relaxing!!

Going Solar...

The eclipse made everyone aware and looks like each one seeking out to explore the event, the sunset was as beautiful as it can then, as if like a new sun...

Kite Flying...

I remember in my childhood I had done a substantial time investment to run behind them and when i tried flying it y'day, it did like the skill still runs in my blood!! I was acomplete kid for few hours....

Roadside Shopping…

Approaching long weekend triggers crowds at shopping areas, the roadside shops are fully loaded with goods in anticipation, the fast changing trends drive many shopaholics to vist markets almost on weekly basis…

Lakeside Walk…

Apart from the boating the fantasy Lagoon at K R Puram offers a quiet and peaceful walking track, I liked that ambience and the well lit yet lonely walk area along the edge of the lake ….

Averebele ( Beans) Jathre…

Jathre meaning festival, this one was special as it revolves around Beans and all the possible food items with core ingredient as “Averebele”.

Averebele is split dried Indian beans / avarekalu / Cow beans. It is such a delicacy back home that during winters (when the vegetable is in season) the vegetable finds its way into practically everything that comes out of the kitchen and celebrated in a focused food festival at famous food street at VV Puram… More photos here..

KR Puram Lake...

A relaxing evening peddling away in a quiet lake at KR Puram is worth a visit, a gateway from the city crowd yet not far away and within limits. The lake has a developed play area and food courts attached and are well maintained!!

Early Morning..

Sundays are great for morning walks, earlier the better to aviod crowd of weekend walkers on the roads and parks, the day breaks on the black sky with magnificient colurs followed by a deligthful sunrise! Have a great day!!

Masale...

Crisp Masala Dosa does workout to be great filling breakfast, and most of the the Darshinis in the city does offer best of these varieties, gets me there often!!

Winter Colors..

Wearing the winter colors, the city is enjoying great weather and eye catching combinations of natures festivities.. even a simple snaps in the gardens get colorful and charming…

Impossible is nothing…

The FIFA official match ball, The adidas Jabulani, which means ‘to celebrate’ in isiZulu, is the 11th edition of adidas's FIFA World Cup balls standing tall in a city local mall, there are many who like to pose along to capture their passion and relate to the branding event here…

Safe return!!

Looks like vacations are over and people are back in the city, the terminal building at BIAL is almost empty and awaits the next flood of travelers…

For Santa with Love…

The decorations in the city for Xmas were jazzy, here is one wonderful set in a local mall…kids had a great time taking pictures in and around it!!

Basking in sun…

Winter morning with bright sunshine is an opportunity for elders to get some warmth. This old man is sitting on the road to enjoy the bright sun late morning!