Taken in the area of Russell Market on Sunday March 16, 2014.
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DAILY PHOTO: Bangalore Beef Market
Taken on March 16, 2014 in Bangalore.
Taken on March 16, 2014 in Bangalore.
You may be curious about whether one can get a steak or a burger in the land in which McDonald’s restaurants substitutes [chicken] Maharaja Macs for the iconic beef Big Mac. Indeed one can, and it’s not that hard to find, nor that expensive–though it does often involve going a little out of one’s way. A typical supermarket–if they sell meat–sells only chicken and mutton (the two globally non-offending meats–except among the vegetarian/vegan crowd.)
As one might expect, the beef trade is dominated by Muslim merchants.
I couldn’t recommend this particular place. (I have a robust digestive system by Western standards, but eating a steak acquired here would probably kill me instantly.) While you could probably get an animal butchered right there–insuring the ultimate freshness–I suspect these are mostly the garbage-eating cows seen around the city. The fact that there is a pet store attached to the beef market and that carrion eaters are constantly circling overhead is enough for me to shop elsewhere.
The Beef Market is located quite near the Russell Martket, near Commercial Street.
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DAILY PHOTO: The Colors of Holi
Taken in October of 2013 in KR (City) Market in Bangalore.
As I skipped posting Daily Photos over the weekend, I’m posting two today–in honor of a Western and an Indian holiday respectively. Holi is the festival of colors, and today one can see plenty of people with faces and clothing powdered in vivid colors. In the markets one sees these conical piles of color defying gravity in a most stubborn fashion. FYI- Today isn’t the day to wear your finest, pristine white dress shirt.
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DAILY PHOTO: Saint Patrick’s Church in Bangalore
This is Saint Patrick’s Church in Bangalore in honor of St. Paddy’s Day.
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DAILY PHOTO: Coracle Captain
Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi.
This 89 pound man rowed tourists (usually weighing much more than 89 pounds a piece–and sometimes including five or six per group) upstream, and then float them back downstream. He was definitely putting his back into it.
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DAILY PHOTO: Peeking BBMP Building
Taken on March 12, 2014 in Bangalore.
Taken from across Mysore Road near the front of Badami House (the Karnataka State Tourism office.)
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DAILY PHOTO: Bangalore Fort: The Tiny Attraction You Probably Missed
The inscription reads: “Through this breach the British assault was delivered March 21, 1791.” I guess that means that the 223rd anniversary of the British attack on Bangalore is right around the corner.
Bangalore Fort is a tiny piece of the 16th century Vijayanagar fortification that remains intact–it’s all that remains. It’s located between city market and Tipu Sultan’s Bangalore Palace. As it takes only about 10 minutes to walk through, a lot of people don’t even realize it’s there.
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DAILY PHOTO: Sittin’ on the Grass: or, I Don’t Get Art
Taken on March 10, 2014 in Bangalore.
This sculpture is on the MG Road Art Station promenade. If it were an actual guy, he’d be hauled off to the drunk tank, but because he’s stone, it’s art.
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DAILY PHOTO: Corporation Circle Monument
Taken in February of 2014 in Bangalore
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DAILY PHOTO: Eyespot Mimicry: or, Evolution Only Gets One So Far
Taken in January of 2014 in Bangalore, India.
I’ve seen butterflies and moths that had patterns evolved to mimic the eyes of other animals at a butterfly house in a botanical gardens, but this is the first time I’ve seen it in the wild–which is to say in the stairwell of our central Bangalore apartment building. This moth thought the perfect place to exploit its owl-like eyes and “feather pattern” would be on the white marble floor inside a building. Evolution only gets one so far.
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