Nagar Kirtan is a procession taken out by the Sikhs wherever they are in considerable numbers. Nagar Kirtan literally means singing of divine hymns around the town. Typically, the procession is taken out before the Prakash utsav in the month of Vaisakhi. I have seen this procession before in Bangalore. But this is the first…
Wine as a beverage drinks is catching up fast in India and leading in this regards is the UB group with their Four Seasons wines. Four Seasons has been quite aggressive in promoting their wines. Recently, I was invited to one of their promotional wine tasting events at Fawa, UB City, Bangalore. The host did…
This Monday (09/09/2013) was Ganesh Chaturthi. A very auspicious day according to Hindu religion. The festival is celebrated with much enthusiasm all over India. Colorful idols are made for the elephant headed god in all forms. The day before people come to particular locations like around RV road, Bangalore to pickup the idol for prayer…
On Saturday last week did a little experimental photography in the backyard of IT corridor of Whitefield, Bangalore. The pictures were taken just before dawn. In these pictures mainly captured the night skyline of Whitefield IT corridor and nearby IT company buildings. The IT corridors makes Bangalore as a city which never sleeps. Some of…
Pottery town is a small settlement in the Benson town area of Bangalore. As the name signifies, the inhabitants here are involved in the profession of pottery. During the British era, the then government settled these people here. The potters here are original native of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu who migrated around 150 years ago. One…
Paparazzi is an upscale restaurant with attached bar. It is part of the Royal Orchid Central hotel located at Manipal center. Address: Paparazzi 10th Floor, Royal Orchid Central No. 47/1, Manipal Centre, Dickenson Road, Off MG road Bangalore 560 042, India Tel: +91 80 2558 4242 View of Bangalore skyline from Paparazzi I have been…
Recently I took some pictures of night time Bangalore skyline during my visit to a restaurant located on a off MG road highrise. Take a look at some of the pictures of that rain splashed night. Ulsoor lake and surrounding area Illuminated Cubbon road at distance Illuminated Cubbon road and surrounding MG road and Ulsoor…
On the second Saturday of August 2012, I went to Confident Amoon resort as part of a team outing. It is located on NH4 after Hoskote on the way to Kolar. Route: Bangalore – KR Puram – Hoskote – Thorahalli – NH4 – Confident Amoon (Left hand side of the road). As a landmark one…
Club Cabana is one of the popular resorts in Bangalore. Recently, I visited there as part of our team outing. It was my first visit there. From MG road it should be around 30 km. How to reach there: Bangalore – Devanahalli New Airport road – Sadahalli junction (Take left) – drive straight until you…
