Colors of Bengaluru

Flower market section of Bengaluru city market area.

One of the oldest and busiest markets of nama Bengaluru. Last time i visited this area was aleast 15 years back with my grandfather. The market is named after the former king of Mysore state - Krishnaraja Wodeyar. Malls, retail chains have done little harm to the charm of this place. The flower market is the most vibrant part of the place. It is flooded with all types of bright colored flowers. You will still the old Bangaloreans buying theirs weeks quota of vegetables from here every Sunday morning.

For more pictures of the charming vibrant place click here.

Liked the innocent look on his face. Though a bit blurred this my personal best among the pictures i took in the market.

Gods Modern Art

A new day, a new beginning


The rising sun, the lazy clouds, the brilliant colors, an exotic feeling!!

Runway of the new Bengaluru International Airport

Life protected in a shell

-- that i broke :(

With each sunrise, we start anew

"Thamaso maa Jothirgamaya"
- Form darkness lead me to light



Pictures taken from the flyover next to Benganahalli Lake, Bengaluru.

B&W version of the above pictures

A lonely bench, an abandanded raod and a tree

Orange Sky

A molted sky with orange and grey discs.

Spring Rain

The mild evening showers, the smell of the earth, spring weather, fresh green leaves spurting, flowers blooming - the most pleasurable experience that one can have in namma Bengaluru.

Roads carpeted with the flowers of "Honne Mara" after the previous night shower.


The fresh bright green leaves of "Honne Mara" with its flowers carpeting the streets - the perfect sunrise.


Purple Jacaranda - vital part of Bengaluru Landscape

Night Skyline

View of the RMZ Millennium on Murphy Road. I used to work at this place for sometime when Philips had rented this building. The picture was shot from Manipal Towers on Dickenson Road.

Thanks to my inexperience - i get a good image [:)]

Silver Lining

More pictures from ITPB. The spring sky with few thick clouds. The setting sun casts a brilliant spell on these clouds to give a lively feel.

Evening Sky (Pictures taken from ITPB playground)


Afternoon Sky (Picture taken from my cubical at ITPB)

Pink poui

Its spring time in Bengaluru - a busy time for a shutter bug. This one I took in the parking lot of ITPB, Discoverer building in the background.




Another view of the parking lot at ITPB

Beyond the Skyline

The Namma Bengaluru Skyline - View from Manipal Towers on Dickenson road.

Prestige Meridian (grey buildings on the left), Unity Building (the tallest building in Bengaluru), UB city (in the background on the right side of Unity Building), Barton Center (the tall structure further right from UB city), Flood lights of Chinaswamy Cricket Stadium (far right), Army quarters (in the foreground)




Ulasoor Lake (center), RMZ Millennium Towers (right, on Murphy road)




Dickenson Road leading to Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium (Flood lights on the far end of the road), Barton Center (far left), MS buildings (on the right side of Chinnaswamy Stadium, houses government offices)

With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures
and some books, I live without envy.
- Lope de Vega

Nama oorina jathre

Orru Jathre of Ramapura. These are the pictures of the first day of the three day festival. This jathre is jointly organized by the people of Ramapura and Bimanahalli.

The first ceremony - Going around the village inviting the Gods to participate in the festival. Those are stone wheels.



Gowdara Bandi



Mine is the best.
The women folk offer these decorated baskets to the Goddess. More the decoration more the pride :)





sea of flowers


The procession starts from the smaller temple of the village, passes through the orru bagilu (the main village gateway) and ends at the main village temple.



Goddess Varamahalakshmi. People here believe that the Goddess is the daughter of the Bimanahalli village. It is the thavara mane (parents house) of the Goddess. That explains the participation of Bimanahalli in the jathre.



The main temple of the village.

Concrete Jungle - ITPB

A calm evening at ITPB.

Discoverer and Creator Buildings

Inventor Building




Navigator and Innovator Buildings




Navigator Building




The Taj hotel in the background

Tonight I Rise

The full moon rising to its glory at Kudalasangama - the meeting point of river Krishna and Ghatapraba. Near by is the holy samadhi of Basavanna.

Smile!!

Bad shutter speed, but a good outcome!!

Marganahalli

Good evening



Chenakeshvara Temple



Chenakeshwara temple in the background



Harvest time - extracting "huralikallu" (Horsegram) from "huralli thene"



Allugadde(Potato) feilds



Ceiling





My 2nd cousin



This is my great grand father's house
- since 1910

Foggy Days - 17th Jan 2008

Hebbal Flyover



Service road (outer ring road - Nagawara)



Service road (outer ring road - Horamavu)



Sun rise at Benaganahalli Lake