Toy Therapy...

100_0253, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

The colors, the variety and excitement is endless when it comes to toys, the pile of plastic remains a favorite entry point for homes via kids...

@Hopcoms...

100_0229, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

The fresh sorted veggies, a nitpickers dream getting real at Hopcoms over weekend chice of veggies, from young to old everyone has a choice and making it too....

Care for Cold...

100_0271, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

First indicator of winter is perhaps the Mothers canging the wardrobes of kids, late noon this coue making rounds of local market seems to be prepared though Winter is few months away....

Festive Signs Remain...

100_0282, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

The Ganesha came and gone, few pandals which host the Ganesha Festival for neighborhoods still kept the signs on in the glory of the grand celebrations....

The Collection...

100_0283, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

Selling such large collection of bags on the roadside is a difficult proposition, having to keep many varieties and types, matching the trends and finally keeping the cost down is a tight rope walk anyway!

Auto Stand...

100_0281, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

Autos remain quick means to travel within limited range and many like to get on with them for convenience. Most of road junctions are usually seen having such auto stands even though there is no space marked for them, a mutual understanding between the auto drivers and commuters...

Brand Stays...

100_0192, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

Very few on the street know the diffrence between photocopy and Xerox, the brand that dominated photocopiers left behind the mark and entered the diction used so widely...

Back in Shape...

100_0295, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

After 2-3 yrs of hardship the CMH road residents are breathing peace, the roads are repaired and trafic is smooth, th metro line promising to take them to MG Road in just 15 minutes all is well excpet few commecial shops which lost business and moved out from the area....

Ganesha Visarjan....

100_0291, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

On his way back to return next year, lord Ganesha idol is taken in a procession with lot of crackers and local bands with several people joining the with enthusiasm for the immersion in the local lake....

Metro Station@ CMH Road

100_0251, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

it's all ready and awaits final security clearance, the swanky CMH road metro station looks majestic, clean and well done. it might take about a month to start this service and the station will get it's due crowd for ever....

Ganesh Poojan...

100_0276, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

Most of the households have the Ganesha diety as a family ritual, the pooja and the prayers are conducted daily twice and frinds and families vist each other to enrich the social bonding and praise the lord together, here is the diety I visited in my friends house y'day and offered my prayers!

Jai Ganesha!!

100_0274, a photo by rajesh_dangi on Flickr.

The festivities of Lord Ganesha has begin and the city is happy to celebrate the festivities simultaneously with Ed, marking completion of holy month of Ramadan, two great celebrations together, aligned to a long weekend!