Valentines Gallery

Our shop, Valentines Gallery, is located in B/3 of the Petra Complex. We are right near the Kothanur Bus Stop, so there are always people waiting around outside or rushing to catch their ride. It’s part of the Shyamdham Society area in Kothanur. The complex itself is easy to find if you know the landmark. We spend most of our time inside the gallery, organizing items and making sure everything is where it should be. It’s a decent-sized space for us, and the light comes in quite nicely during the morning hours. We don’t have a big team, just a few of us who handle everything from opening the doors to sweeping the floor at night. The neighborhood is a mix of people living nearby and others just passing through for work. We see a lot of regular faces from the society. Sometimes we stand near the entrance just to get some fresh air and watch the buses pull in and out. It’s a fairly quiet routine most days, which suits us just fine. The walls are mostly covered with whatever we are currently working on or showing. We don’t bother with corporate talk or anything like that. We just focus on keeping the place running and making sure we stay busy. It’s a straightforward way to earn a living, and being near the bus stop means there is always something happening right outside our window. It makes the day go by a little faster.