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...or a young monk shooting a toy gun at his playmates.

Untitled by Sonalee Rau

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Posted on April 26, 2009
Camera: DSC-P72
Aperture: f5
Shutter: 1/40
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 15.4mm

...or a young monk shooting a toy gun at his playmates.

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An unidentified Bangalorean mobile user plays a game of cricket.

Student enthusiasm levels are high, but supplies and funding often run low at local public schools like the one shown above.

Alas, these unsuspecting mangoes on a local tree seem destined to be the next victims of the neighborhood children.

This was probably the last place one would have expected to see a monk wearing Crocs…

The illustrations of Buddhist deities on the walls closely resembled Hindu idols seen most often in India.

The view of the temple's interior was breathtaking.

Visitors surround a temple with a picture of Rinpoche mounted on its exterior.

The golden entrance gate to the Nyingmapa monastery outside of Bangalore transports one to a different world.

Bangaloreans running evening errands attempt to make their way across a crowded road.

It's all good in the 'hood - this neighborhood, from where I write these words, is comprised of people from myriad backgrounds who coexist peacefully and happily.

"Get off the sidewalk right now, son! And don't ever let me catch you using it again!"

The Barbie on the left models the Gujarati style of draping the sari, India's national garment, while the one on the right models the style most common in Bangalore.

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