Jai Bhole Salon

Our shop is Shop No-6 at Halal Pura, located right by the busy Lalghati bus stand. If you are ever coming into Bhopal by bus, you have probably passed right by our door. It is a very loud and active area because of all the travelers and the buses that are constantly pulling in and out of the stand. The shop is small, just enough space for the cutting chairs and a little wooden shelf for our combs and scissors. We have a small picture of Bhole Nath on the wall with some bits of tinsel around the frame. Every morning when we open, we light an incense stick, so the whole place smells like sandalwood for a while. The floor is plain concrete, which is actually good because it makes it easy to clean up at the end of a long day. We get a lot of men who are just passing through the city and need a quick shave or a haircut before they catch their next bus to wherever they are going. We also have our regular customers from around Lalghati who have been coming to us for years. The 462030 area is always in motion. We don't have any fancy neon signs, just the name of the shop painted on the metal shutter. The chairs are a little bit stiff, but they do the job just fine. We have a small television in the corner, but the signal is bad, so we just talk or listen to the buses outside.