MMR Lane, Kalasipalaya ಕಲಾಸಿಪಾಳಯ

For the best deals in steel furniture, head for the this galli in Kalasipalayam filled with sheet metal workshops. Ask for Mariswamy Mutt., this lane is next to it, a short hop from the long distance bus stand.

Circle Maramma Temple, Malleshwaram

Rehman Khan Road, Yeshwantpur

Sethu Rao Road

Mandya in Bangalore

Bus Art Series No 3: Tank Bund Road, Majestic

Full series here. 

Tumkur Road (NH 4)

SWR, Yeshwantpur Railway Station (YPR). Also posted on Clicketey Clicks - Indian Railway pictures.

Mysore Road, KR Market

KR Market

A scrub bath, fresh paint for their horns and sweet jaggery instead of sweat. Today is Maatu Pongal. Bangalore's bulls get the day off for their yearly day of pampering. 

 
What? The bull's got his hooves painted, why not my nails?

Hosur Road

Like almost everything on Hosur Rd., even Shiva the Destroyer is under construction.

Malleswaram Playground (5th Cross)

An artist prepares for the annual Janapada Jathre that is being held at the Malleswaram Maidan.

Malleswaram Playground (5th Cross)

1st Main, Seshadripuram

Lure of Bangalore series: Daily wage workers from different parts of India, waiting for work.

Across India, in every city, there are designated spots where skilled and unskilled workers wait to be picked up by contractors. So if you have are looking for skilled labour or if you have a skill that will earn you a day's work, this place in Seshadripuram and hubs like Jalahalli Cross (Near Peenya) are for you. If you are in Mumbai, you would have seen the major hub on SV Road, near Andheri Station or outside any major suburban train station. 

This is a typical picture of India's Daily Labour Exchange. 

After reading the above, Priyank adds a non-trivial trivia. He says that in Mumbai, the unskilled workers are usually from UP and Bihar and they form a separate group outside MIDCs (Industrial estates). They do the risky jobs and the rate of compensation in case of death is Rs.10,000/- (unverified).  The case can't be very different in Bangalore.  Cheap labour comes from the north these days for most jobs not just in Bangalore, but also in the fields of sugarcane-rich Mandya. 

Old Madras Road

Shopping cart race at Big Bazaar. See the entire series: Children of Bangalore.

Kempegowda Road

Not Wind Tunnel Road.

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Kempegowda Road

Ear cleaner. And I like his colourful kit.
More pix from Majestic.