Sri Ramanavami season has spawned a number of music festivals across Bangalore.
And this provides yet another avenue for local artistes.
The mandali at the famed Guddade Anjaneya Temple in Hanumantha Nagar, near Basavangudi has taken small steps to celebrate the festival as others do.
This year, the mandali had a three-concert festival in the open air.
We could not be here when the music concerts were held but to get a sense of the place we ventured to the unique destination early one recent evening.
A small posse of policemen, looking bored were at their post at one of the flight of stone stairs that takes you to the top. In the nooks along the stairs and at the neatly designed summit were a few young couples and some students revising their lessons, making the best of the shade and the gentle breeze at 5 p.m.
The hillock has been well landscaped and is lush, so it now does not allow much for people seeking a good ledge to survey this part of the city.
The hillock is well lit too.
Rising above the roof of the simple temple is the image of lord Anjaneya, painted in gold and glistening in the summer evening.
The open yard makes for a great open air space for concerts, with a built stage on the north side.
One can only imagine the play of music as it floats in the air here when concerts are held at dusk.
