Gandhi Bazaar - Commercialisation has transformed Gandhi Bazaar, where makeshift shops selling puja items and banana leaves jostle with swanky supermarkets. Despite the globalised makeover, the bylanes retain a flavour of the past. D.V. Gundappa's house here may have been razed, but his favourite haunt, the 109-year-old Kala Mandir, remains intact. Photo: Varsha Yeshwant Kumar
Kadlekai Parishe - Every winter, the Bull Temple Road is transformed into a fair for the two days of the Kadlekai Parishe (groundnut festival), one of the oldest festivals in the city. Visitors will, however, get more than just their fill of groundnut. The fair offers everything from giant wheels to robots who can tell your fortune. Photo: AFP
The Bull Temple is frequented by both tourists and locals in Basavanagudi, Bangalore. Photo: Varsha Yeshwant Kumar
Artifical flowers being sold at 'Kadelekai Parashe' at the annual groundnut fair at Basavangudi. Photo: K. Murali Kumar