Friday, July 23, 2010

Murals In Bangalore India

A mural in Bangalore, India

The streets of Bangalore in India are covered with colourful murals. In 2009, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) - the Greater Bangalore Municipal Body - embarked on the idea of painting the city walls with colourful motifs and designs



A mural in Bangalore, India
Scenes from mythology, animals, monuments and sporting heroes are just a few of the themes of the huge paintings on the city's walls





A mural in Bangalore, India
BBMP came up with the idea of the murals to beautify the city and to stop people defacing properties with graffiti or posters





A mural in Bangalore, India
The scheme also provides employment for local artists - more than 100 painters from Bangalore are involved in the scheme





A mural in Bangalore, India
Authorities say they plan to extend the scheme to cover virtually every city wall





A mural in Bangalore, India
Cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar




A mural in Bangalore, India
A painting of Sachin Tendulkar on the boundary wall of a sports ground




A mural in Bangalore, India
A painting of Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue




A mural in Bangalore, India
A mural of the Taj Mahal




A mural in Bangalore, India
An elephant on roller skates




A mural in Bangalore, India
A mural depicting a child holding a swan in the palm of his hand




A mural in Bangalore, India
An auto rickshaw driver passes a mural depicting a tiger




A mural in Bangalore, India

Royal Elephant






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