Sri Venkateshwara Gents Beauty Salon

Our shop is tucked away in Kodihalli, specifically at No 25/1 on the 6th cross. It’s a bit of a maze if you don’t know the area, but we are behind the big Leela Palace hotel. The Ayyappan temple is also close by, so we get a lot of people who are visiting there. The neighborhood has a very local feel to it. Our salon is simple and doesn’t try to be anything else. We have the usual tools, some old razors, and a few spray bottles for water. The walls could probably use a new coat of paint, but they’ve been that color for a long time. We start early in the morning when the temple bells are ringing. HAL 3rd Stage is a mix of old houses and new offices. We get older men who have lived here forever and young guys just moving in. The chairs are comfortable enough for a twenty-minute sit. We don’t use any loud music, just whatever is playing on the small radio in the corner. Sometimes the cats from the street wander near the door. We keep the place tidy as best as we can. It’s a small business, just a couple of chairs and a lot of hard work every day. People know us and we know them, which makes the long hours go by a bit faster. It’s just how things are done here behind the palace.