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Which Nallah? What Drain? JC Nagar to Ulsoor Lake.

Unlike the drain that comes in from Shivajinagar which bypasses the Ulsoor Lake, this drain empties itself into the lake. Ideally, it's only rainwater that should flow through, but in reality there are enough slums and houses on the way emptying sewage and contaminating the water and colouring the lake green.

However, the Assaye Road stretch of the drain is not flanked by homes or scrapyards and just before Ulsoor Lake, the Bengali Association has been allotted a drain side home. These pictures are from the hall by the drain where Ganesha and Durga idols are being made year round in preparation for the festival season.

And like Agujral points out in comments: The idols will end up in Ulsoor lake (not in the dirty drain)

New Bamboo Bazaar

Which Drain? What Nallah? Series.
Collecting Smiles In The City Market Gujli.

The Gujli or New Bamboo Bazaar (locally called as Bumboo Bazaar) sprouted and flourishes next to the drain that passes through the heart of the city. This drain lies downstream from the large tank that stood where the Sri KR Market or City Market now stands. 

It's pretty narrow here and goes on to become the wide grape-juice river that flows through Shantinagar, Mico, Adugodi and NGV. Luckily, the smell from the drain fails miserably in wiping off the smiles of the people (smile also works here when you want to bargain) who work over and around the drain. 

It's  a great place to collect what Incredible India biggest attraction - Our Billion Dollar Smiles. 


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Nala Road, Shivajinagar

The hottest fashion accessory to ever come out of Milan - The Lambretta.



End of the road is a drain for this 'Chal meri Luna'




Hamara Bajaj.



Which Drain? What Nallah? Series.

Benglur's two wheelers also end up in the city's drains. The two main 'Gujlis' are actually located on the banks of drains. One in Shivajinagar and the other near City Market.


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15th Cross Malleshwaram / Temple Street

Waiting for the sun.

Which Nallah? What Drain? Pictures of life along  the banks of the drains in Bangalore. 

Downstream from Sankey Tank. 

It's all downhill for the drain that flows down from Sankey Tank. Within a hundred meters from where the drain starts, it becomes a rivulet with all-year flow of sewage.    

Like Cauvery has Talacauvery, this drain has a starting point too. At the beginning of the drain is the Malleshwaram Dhobhi Ghat. The water required to wash the tonnes of laundry from hotels and households in Northern Bangalore comes from the groundwater that's charged by the Sankey Tank. 

These pictures are from the Ghat that operates from a temple that forms the boundary between Malleshwaram and Vyalikaval.   

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Nala Road, Shivajinagar

Like they say up north: Kamal keechad main khilta hain (the lotus blooms in dirty water)

Which Nallah? What Drain? Pictures of life along  the banks of the drains in Bangalore. 

Millers Tank Bed to Ulsoor Lake stretch.

The Nullah that passes through the crowded Shivajinagar begins from the high ground around Kempegowda North Tower near Mehkri Circle, flows down towards the Palace Grounds, Millers Tank bed and snakes towards Ulsoor Lake. Garbage and mostly rubble from the drain repairs impede the flow of water, causing floods every time it rains. 

And when it really pours, nothing can stop the force of flowing sewage and water. This picture from the temple situated next to where the Nallah meets Ulsoor lake seems to be asking the flood waters to STOP!  

STOP the flood waters! Or is the first family of Hinduism promoting the Congress Hand?

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Nala Road, Shivajinagar

Which Nallah? What Drain? Pictures of life along  the banks of the drains in Bangalore. 

Raja Kaluve (Primary Drain)

Like all Indian cities, towns and villages, it's the life that spills on to Benglur roads that make street photography interesting. While the source of most of this blog's pictures, the mains and crosses, form the arteries of the city, there's an important geographical feature that acts as the city's veins. The city drains. The main ones are called the Raja Kaluve and they are usually in the news when there's excess rain. However, these stinking, black veins filled with garbage,  are no less interesting than the city roads. Its concrete lined banks burst with life and economic activity like this stretch of the Raja Kaluve, called simply as the 'Nallah' in Shivajinagar.  

This is an open to elements 'kennel' that sells 'breed' dogs on the banks of the Raja Kaluve. 

Also see picture of what a drain looks like: Galeej Playboy of the Old Sunkal Road Drain (Double Road)

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Galeej Playboy Bunny of Old Sunkal Road Drain

Which Nallah? What Drain? Pictures from life along the banks of the drains in Bangalore.