When I visited Bangalore in 1989, we stayed with some friends in Jayanagar 9th Block, and visited a small hlllock, on which stood a small idol of the monkey God, AnjanEyA (son of Anjana). His other names are Hanuman (He of the broken chin), vAyuputrA (son the Wind)...in fact his 108 names are something that I recite every day, as he is one of my ( Read more... )

I *love* walking through the road when it is festival time; here are a few photos that I put up on the Citizen Matters blog...

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Our footpaths, shaded by trees, are FULL of life and commerce and Bangalore politicians want to eliminate them...

On the day we left, I realized I did have time to spare, so quickly slipped out with the KMC (KM Canon) and took these snaps of the fair on the little roads surrounding the Ragigudda Hanuman Temple, for the birthday of Hauman or Anjaneya, the monkey God ( Read more... )

I went around clicking pictures of the Hanumath Jayanthi festival at Ragigudda Temple on the morning of the day I left (yes, indeed, I was THAT organized in my packing!) and this wonderful offer, right at the arch, caught my eye ( Read more... )