Bangalore Daily Photo (BDP) is a voyage since March 2006 to witness what’s a common mans sight of this beautiful city everyday!
A sneak peak onto “The living in Bangalore… “
Bangalore Daily Photo Completes 7 years of daily posts, over 5,00,000 views, hundreds of patrons, and thousands of interactions, BDP is proud to be integral part of this beautiful city. Here is the 12th Main Jacaranda tree as the first post to salute the spirit of this city reflected via this blog! Thank you for your patronage....
Beating the heat while one is outdoor calls for a quick break, She seem to have chosen to wait a while and seeks water bottle carried on her cotton bag, summer calls for whites and helps cool of a bit....
The rising temperatures in the city calls for a cool
retreat, the resorts with pools will see lot of crowd and crave. Early morning
the pools are empty and mid-day they fill with people trying to escape from scorching
sun....
Quick trip to market, picking up the veggies midway to weekend, the festivities pushed weekend purchases to midweek as many were out of station celebratign holi....
The vegetables need cleaning and cutting before they can be used
for cooking, the trends of less time at home pushing veggie sellers to remain creative
and sell convenience than content….
Spices are integral part of the taste buddies, the roadside spice sellers setup their carts and offer spices from different parts of the country, this one we picked sittign outside KR market and have good variety from different regions....
Making a living is creative work, this person taking an avatar of lord hanuman makes his living on the signals where many like his appearance and give him money. He runs away as soon he sees my camera but still gets captured in the frame!
The fever is always on when it comes to Cricket, the fan followers of tendulkar have ups and downs based on the results of recent matches and these t shirts reflect whos done better!
Negotiations or coaching, the RTO and Autos are always face each other, with growing traffic and autos on the city roads, such discipline and compliance discussions are common sight....
As the city grows more and more market lanes get created via street vendors for each residential area, the carts are placed side by side on the roads and fresh fruits and vegetables are stocked to sell for local customers saivng them rides to the distant markets....
The true hunder keeps himself truly hidden from it's pray, this camouflage helps them secure their goal easier...this Kite takes a leap from the higher branaches of a tall rain tree ....
The summer heat demands coolers, the fruits come to the rescue for those who spend all day outdoor and relish these cutfruits to keep off the heat and have an healthy alternative for snacking.....
Yes, the summer is here, the day are hot and rain
trees are not fully covered with new leaves, the scorching sun makes himself
felt prominently and people prefer remain indoors....
Selling flowers on late noon sitting under the shade, the sales are moderate
so is the grid for money, few lives tell us story of simple yet occupied life
when you moderate your expectations and garnet your needs to bare minimum….
City is always a reflection of the people and cultures, with modernization and earning potential many choose to move to nearest city from rural areas but maintain their attire and attitude. this cultural blend is unique and provides greater insight into 'unity in diversity'
Local shops in the market get lot many products delivered via entrepreneurs
who run their own small distribution of multiple brands. They leverage their
time and optimize the use of personal vehicles to make it work. The spirit that
runs most of the Indian unorganized sector!
Seasonal colurs are out, entire city is wearing vibrant colurs of tabebuia. These trees are magical as they shed all leaves and bear only flowers, what a great welcome of the summer....
A fine art of potrait painters is seen on most of the auto back panes, there are quite a few who adore them and have celebrities reflect their talent to public...