Commercial Street in Bangalore is a shopper's delight.But, what I love are the bylanes cutting across Comm St. Here you'll find
* The most amazing colours in dupattas.
* Intricate colourful embroideries on salwar-kameez sets.
* Cut raw guava sold with salt & chilli powder ( slurp!)
* Giggling teeny-boppers checking out the latest street fashion.
* Steaming sweet corn with chat-masala, pepper or plain..take your pick.
* Ladies tailors stitching a salwar-kameez in 1 hour.
* Rows & rows of sticker bindis.
* Mothers shopping with whining children in tow. (Sometimes it is me & Mallika;-))
* Desi sweet & chat shops selling yum dahi puris, golgappas- my fav, doklas, samosas, jalebis....
Intricate Embroidery on Salwars... 
Street food- Pineapple & cucumber slices with salt & chilli powder...
White Jalebis from Bhagatrams...
Colourful beads & sparkly bangles...
Rows of sticker bindis...
Silver on white embroidery...I come back extremely inspired by Commercial Street...and also broke ;-))
13 comments:
Street shopping is the best! Reminds me of Linking Rd in Bandra & Fashion Street. Must go. Havent done this in a long time..
Great Post..After seeing all the pics it did take me down the memory lane.. I havent done this in a long time.. But one genuine question.. when you see all this on a regular basis does it still inspire you to go and shop??
Vinita
I love comercial street.... been so long since i went.... lovely post. love Sweet Chariot's black forest cake...
It's been 8years since I stepped in Commercial Street..I loved the shopping then - it was during ramadhan and mostly all things were on sale! I am planning a visit this year if possible.
I am so delighted with this
lovely post - meandering
along shopping with you:)
the silvered on white
embroidery captivated me:
I will be in India in
December and january and will
look out for this:)
you have a "beautiful" eye -
:)
Awesome...i love commercial street..:)
I have been to Bangalore but only for two days and I was younger then and I just look at these snaps and I want to be there and be among those clothes and bindis and churis. I miss my des so so much.
vineeta- My visit to Comm St. was after a long time...and was fun :-)
vinita- Yes, you are right...on a regular basis maybe not...but if you do it in abt a month..you get see new interesting things:-))
pacchai- Sweet Chariot is so popular with mothers for the birthday cakes...every birthday you'll find a Sweet Chariot cake ;-))(including Mallika's)
mjey- Wow..8 years! I think next time you must visit...there some sale or the other always on :-))
maddie- Thanks:-) Get huge
suitcases when you come ;-)
panache- Me too:-)
zobars- Don't worry I'll keep posting and you can feel at home looking at them..:-))
when i see all these things, whether going through a market ot in photographs or in movies, all i think of is, how beautiful she'll look in these... :)
OH my Archana! Thanks for the wonderful pictures! I am so nostalgic after seeign those pictures. But also grateful that u wonderful bloggers help us stay close to things familiar!
Looks like u had fun at Comm St. Wish i were there!
Cheers
Latha
oh I want to go!!!!!
I want to go there soon...
U pls keep on updating us like this.
It was a great work indeed.
Thanks...
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