Bangalore's far-flung neighborhoods are made distant now by the chocking traffic. It takes us close to an hour to get to Rajarajeswari Nagar, off the Mysore Road and in the BEML areas, from the city centre.
The mandali here is launching its Sri Ramanavami festival of music and dance on Sunday ( April 17) and as is its practice, has erected a huge pandal in a public, open space.
The alcove created to house the images of the gods and goddesses inside the mantapam is the best we have seen in the city's mandalis
It is close to an hour since the inauguration was due and the hosts are on tenterhooks - a local corporator and a legislative council member - both guests have still not turned up and the mandali team prefers to wait for their arrival while other guests and the artistes cool their heels. Some people prefer to move out.
When the guests do finally arrive and the event starts with well-known Hindustani vidwan Dr Shyamala G. Bhave as chief guest, the speeches take a good one hour.
Mambalam M. K. S. Siva an this seven-member troupe finally get on the stage for their nadaswaram-tavil concert.
Late-coming guests must be best ignored and artistes must not be made to twiddle their thumbs to accommodate insensitive guests.
In the case of this mandali, the hosts seem to be beholden to local politicians for reasons beyond them.
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