After two years in repeated lock downs and extensive work from home, the crowds are back near the stock market. The traffic is back to being as chaotic as it was in the beginning of 2020. The street food vendors are not yet doing as well as they used to, but people are back. The vendor in the featured photo has been known for the freshness of his chana-sheng (roasted chickpeas and peanuts). He continued to sit here through most of the last two years, and is still at it with a smile.


Although it is burning hot, no one is going home any longer. Colourful umbrellas protect most vendors as they serve out food. The man on the left serves idli and vada. I stopped to take a photo and was tempted to try it out; the sambar smelt good. I tore myself away and looked at the next guy. He had a large pot of buttermilk, chhaas. Salt and chili flakes can be added to taste. The neighbourhood was conscious of my phone camera by now. People smiled at me and advised me on what was good. I wouldn’t get any other candid street scenes. But I’ve kept track of the recommendations. When it comes to street food, it pays to listen to locals.
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I’ve struggled myself to get good candid street photos in India because the locals are too keen to be included and pose willingly even when I’d rather they didn’t!
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It can be a problem
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I am so glad things are coming back to normal. Street food is tasty:) In our place there are two small eateries like the idli vada one, they sell fried snacks like vada pav and they do brisk business. We get sometimes:)
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I love the street food. Especially like to follow the recommendations of locals wherever I am
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Love roasted peanuts but hardly find any in Bangalore. Mostly boiled peanuts are sold on the streets.
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I don’t like them boiled
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Yes, it’s good that things are starting to get back to normal, isn’t it? Roasted peanuts and chickpeas sounds good!
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It is. And it is
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