Talking Moments

Colors of Bengaluru

2008-04-28T21:52:00.001+05:30

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

2008-04-08T14:24:00.003+05:30

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

2008-04-07T09:03:00.001+05:30

Life protected in a shell

2008-04-06T20:17:00.001+05:30

-- that i broke :(

With each sunrise, we start anew

2008-04-02T08:08:00.004+05:30

"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

2008-03-30T18:17:00.001+05:30

Orange Sky

2008-03-26T18:07:00.001+05:30

A molted sky with orange and grey discs.

Spring Rain

2008-03-17T11:26:00.003+05:30

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

2008-03-15T08:25:00.000+05:30

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

2008-03-13T22:09:00.002+05:30

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

2008-03-10T22:47:00.003+05:30

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

2008-03-09T21:28:00.005+05:30

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)

2008-03-09T21:05:00.007+05:30

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

Nama oorina jathre

2008-03-03T09:13:00.001+05:30

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

2008-02-01T13:32:00.002+05:30

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

2008-01-25T12:10:00.004+05:30

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!!

2008-01-23T20:38:00.001+05:30

Bad shutter speed, but a good outcome!!

Marganahalli

2008-01-22T20:37:00.002+05:30

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

2008-01-17T21:21:00.001+05:30

Hebbal Flyover

Service road (outer ring road - Nagawara)

Service road (outer ring road - Horamavu)

Sun rise at Benaganahalli Lake

Foggy Days - 16th Jan 2008

2008-01-16T18:23:00.001+05:30

Hebbal Lake

Railway Crossing - Hebbala

UAS campus - Hebbala

In front of my home

Flowers

2008-01-15T20:21:00.000+05:30

Bijapur, India

2007-12-26T21:16:00.001+05:30

Ibrahim Rauza 17th century twin mosque, Bijapur, India

Barakaman, Bijapur

Lord Shiva, Bijapur, India

World famous Golgumbuz, Bijapur, India

View form the Golgumbuz, Bijapur, India

Sunset At ITPB

2007-01-16T20:14:00.000+05:30

Sunset at ITPB

Rising towers

2007-01-15T19:24:00.000+05:30

Sky is the limit

Crawling for life