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India's Amazing Street Art

  • An Indian cyclist rides past a mural of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan from his classic film 'Deewar' on the eve of Bachchan's 70th birthday in Mumbai. India's favourite film star and Bollywood legend, Bachchan - who is known as the "The Big B" having over 3.5 million Twitter followers is treated like royalty in the movie-mad country. Bachchan was the first Indian actor to feature at London's Madame Tussauds waxworks museum and was voted "actor of the millennium" in a BBC online poll in 1999.<br>AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian cyclist rides past a mural of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan from his classic film 'Deewar' on the eve of Bachchan's 70th birthday in Mumbai. India's favourite film star and Bollywood legend, Bachchan - who is known as the "The Big B" having over 3.5 million Twitter followers is treated like royalty in the movie-mad country. Bachchan was the first Indian actor to feature at London's Madame Tussauds waxworks museum and was voted "actor of the millennium" in a BBC online poll in 1999.
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  • An Indian auto rickshaw driver passes a wall mural depicting a tiger in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian auto rickshaw driver passes a wall mural depicting a tiger in Bangalore.
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  • Commuters drive past a painting on the side wall of an under-pass road in Bangalore. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) - Greater Bangalore Municipal Body - has embarked on the idea of painting the city walls with colourful motifs and designs. This will not only make the road-side walls get a character of their own, but also please the eyes of commuters. The exercise is also an effort to get rid of the posters and to provide an employment opportunity to artists and also give them a chance to show their talent. <br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
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    India's amazing street art

    Commuters drive past a painting on the side wall of an under-pass road in Bangalore. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) - Greater Bangalore Municipal Body - has embarked on the idea of painting the city walls with colourful motifs and designs. This will not only make the road-side walls get a character of their own, but also please the eyes of commuters. The exercise is also an effort to get rid of the posters and to provide an employment opportunity to artists and also give them a chance to show their talent.
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  • An Indian commuter walks past a painting of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the boundary wall of a sports ground in Bangalore. Tendulkar achieved an unbeaten score of 200 runs in the recently concluded Gwalior One Day International (ODI) match against South Africa.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian commuter walks past a painting of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the boundary wall of a sports ground in Bangalore. Tendulkar achieved an unbeaten score of 200 runs in the recently concluded Gwalior One Day International (ODI) match against South Africa.
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  • An Indian pedestrian walks past a wall decorated with a mural in New Delhi.<br>AFP PHOTO/MANAN VATSYAYANA
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian pedestrian walks past a wall decorated with a mural in New Delhi.
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  • An Indian pedestrian walks past a wall decorated with a mural in New Delhi.<br>AFP PHOTO/MANAN VATSYAYANA
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian pedestrian walks past a wall decorated with a mural in New Delhi.
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  • An Indian woman walks past a wall mural depicting an elephant in Bangalore. <br> AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian woman walks past a wall mural depicting an elephant in Bangalore.
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  • An Indian man passes a wall mural depicting Conan the Barbarian fighting a dragon in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian man passes a wall mural depicting Conan the Barbarian fighting a dragon in Bangalore.
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  • Indian women pass a wall mural in Bangalore.<br> AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
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    India's amazing street art

    Indian women pass a wall mural in Bangalore.
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  • An Indian college student stands by a wall mural in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian college student stands by a wall mural in Bangalore.
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  • An Indian couples on a scooter drives past a wall mural in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian couples on a scooter drives past a wall mural in Bangalore.
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  • An Indian woman walks past a wall mural depicting Jesus Christ in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar.
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    India's amazing street art

    An Indian woman walks past a wall mural depicting Jesus Christ in Bangalore.
    AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar.
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  • A woman carrying drinking water collected from a road-side well, walks past a wall mural 09 October in Calcutta, painted to mark the 16th party congress of the Communist Party of India-Marxist [CPI(M)] being held in the city. Colourful wall murals and banners have flooded the city for the week long party congress of CPI(M) which concludes 11 October.<br>AFP PHOTO
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    India's amazing street art

    A woman carrying drinking water collected from a road-side well, walks past a wall mural 09 October in Calcutta, painted to mark the 16th party congress of the Communist Party of India-Marxist [CPI(M)] being held in the city. Colourful wall murals and banners have flooded the city for the week long party congress of CPI(M) which concludes 11 October.
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  • Sari-clad women stand infront of a mural depicting former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR
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    India's amazing street art

    Sari-clad women stand infront of a mural depicting former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in Bangalore.
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  • A College student walks past a wall mural depicting a tiger in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
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    India's amazing street art

    A College student walks past a wall mural depicting a tiger in Bangalore.
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An Indian cyclist rides past a mural of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan from his classic film 'Deewar' on the eve of Bachchan's 70th birthday in Mumbai. India's favourite film star and Bollywood legend, Bachchan - who is known as the "The Big B" having over 3.5 million Twitter followers is treated like royalty in the movie-mad country. Bachchan was the first Indian actor to feature at London's Madame Tussauds waxworks museum and was voted "actor of the millennium" in a BBC online poll in 1999.<br>AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
An Indian auto rickshaw driver passes a wall mural depicting a tiger in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
Commuters drive past a painting on the side wall of an under-pass road in Bangalore. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) - Greater Bangalore Municipal Body - has embarked on the idea of painting the city walls with colourful motifs and designs. This will not only make the road-side walls get a character of their own, but also please the eyes of commuters. The exercise is also an effort to get rid of the posters and to provide an employment opportunity to artists and also give them a chance to show their talent. <br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
An Indian commuter walks past a painting of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the boundary wall of a sports ground in Bangalore. Tendulkar achieved an unbeaten score of 200 runs in the recently concluded Gwalior One Day International (ODI) match against South Africa.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
An Indian pedestrian walks past a wall decorated with a mural in New Delhi.<br>AFP PHOTO/MANAN VATSYAYANA
An Indian pedestrian walks past a wall decorated with a mural in New Delhi.<br>AFP PHOTO/MANAN VATSYAYANA
An Indian woman walks past a wall mural depicting an elephant in Bangalore. <br> AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR
An Indian man passes a wall mural depicting Conan the Barbarian fighting a dragon in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
Indian women pass a wall mural in Bangalore.<br> AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
An Indian college student stands by a wall mural in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR
An Indian couples on a scooter drives past a wall mural in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar
An Indian woman walks past a wall mural depicting Jesus Christ in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar.
A woman carrying drinking water collected from a road-side well, walks past a wall mural 09 October in Calcutta, painted to mark the 16th party congress of the Communist Party of India-Marxist [CPI(M)] being held in the city. Colourful wall murals and banners have flooded the city for the week long party congress of CPI(M) which concludes 11 October.<br>AFP PHOTO
Sari-clad women stand infront of a mural depicting former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR
A College student walks past a wall mural depicting a tiger in Bangalore.<br>AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Snarling tigers, statuesque dancers, cricket superstars, even a mural from Conan the Barbarian… These are not ordinary pictures; they are street-side murals in Indian cities.