Manasa Shamiyana & Tent House

We’ve been here in Kodihalli for a long time now. Manasa Shamiyana & Tent House is basically just a place where we keep all the poles, curtains, and chairs for when people have functions nearby. Most days involve just loading and unloading the truck and making sure the fabric isn't torn from the last event. It gets pretty busy during the wedding season, and sometimes we are out late at night setting things up so everything is ready for the morning. The guys here have been doing this for years, so they know how to handle the heavy iron rods without making too much noise, though it’s hard to be completely quiet. We don't really have a big office or anything, just the space where we store the stuff. Sometimes the weather makes it tough, especially when it rains and we have to dry out all the shamiyanas before putting them away so they don't get that damp smell. If you walk past our place in Kodihalli, you’ll probably see us sorting through the ropes or painting the poles again. It's just normal work, nothing fancy. People in the area know us, and we mostly just deal with the same families over and over. It's a lot of physical labor, and my back definitely feels it at the end of the day, but that’s how it goes when you’re running a tent house. We just stay focused on the tasks at hand.