The music caught my attention as I was listening to a local fm channel in Bangalore. It has such a peculiar tune attached to it that is still ringing in my ears. On a weekend evening the posh streets of the city namely Brigade Road and MG Road gives an ambiance of real classy tranquil feeling. You smile inadvertently at the kaleidoscopic pattern of colors of neon lights flashing gaudy names. Flamboyance may be lingering over there but still people are so much in themselves that gives me an authentic unique identity feeling. I came out of hotel room, dressed in formals after finishing my job related work and went straight to a very cozy book shop, I liked its smell. Non- fictions I loved them and then I narrowed my selection to psychology. Guess what I got Letters from Sigmund Frued. I got Jack Nicholson’s –‘for a few Good Men’ DVD free as a gesture from shop owner. We discussed for a good one hour about movies and Tony Montana in ‘Scarface’ as our common star.
Well as I came out of the archaic shop the music in the street got me high. I used my belt to tie the books and got quickly into a Cafe with loud music playing my favorite track- Coming Back to Life. Pink Floyd got me high instantly as if a shot of morphine. I stayed late in there and danced till it closed down.
Next morning it was Sunday I got up late and started the day with south Indian 'Vada'. I like them without curry so I doubled my order with lot of coffee with it. I had already decided what to do. I’ll follow the thumb rule of traveling. Get into a local Bus and feel the nerve of the city. So I took a day pass and hop in one of the BMRTC Bus for a long route. I was told that ISKON Bangalore is a must watch so in the afternoon I got there. One won’t believe in the June it was raining there and a very pleasant weather prevailed most of the time. I really didn’t expect the feeling I inherited in the main premises of the huge temple. The roof top had large images of Krishna in various instances described in epics. One of them was Krishna playing flute along with dozen of ‘Gopi’ and the other one had majestic and enthralling close up of Radha. There were many of them. The bhajans were in form of continuous rhyming in a foreign monotone. The reverberations of almost thundering bells created a high energy environment among the devotees and it just propagated, encompassing lines of the front area.
I stayed there for a long time.
It was relaxing.
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