Shoppers get busy on Christmas Eve in Bangalore.
A 20-foot replica of the US World Trade Center at Nilgiri’s 30th Annual Cake Exhibition in Bangalore on Friday. To make this replica of the destroyed towers, 3,500 kg sugar and 2,800 man-hours were employed. It took one and a half months to finish. The exhibition will be open for the public up to January 1
1995: ‘Good Luck’ decoration cake at the Nilgiri’s Cake exhibition in Bangalore on display on Wednesday
1994: Velankanni Shrine in Bangalore? This is just the 23.5 ft. replica in sugar of the St. Mary’s basilica at Velankanni in Tamil Nadu, the highlight of the 24th annual cake exhibition-cum-sale held by the Nilgiris Mechanised Bakery here. The unique feature of this show is to make cakes resembling historical monuments such as the Taj Mahal, the Mysore Palace, the London Bridge, etc
Koshy’s restaurant in 1999
Barbie as Princess Anneliese greet little girls in Bangalore city on December 17, 2004. Mattel Toys, a trendsetter in the toy industry worldwide and maker of the Barbie Dolls, in keeping with the spirit of Christmas brought joy to little hearts this year by hosting a Barbie Meet ‘n Greet Party’ in Bangalore. She crowned 2 lucky little ladies as Barbie’s Best friends.
A shopper buying Christmas cards
1997: On Christmas eve, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse of Walt Disney Inc. were in Bangalore. This three-day trip is a part of the Disney and Christmas Carnival hosted by Shoppers’ Stop and the Mickey
1994: The Christmas Crib at the St. Mary’s Basilica in Bangalore on Saturday
1992: Christmas crib at the St. Patrick’s Church in Bangalore
1991: Christmas time is celebration time. On Christmas eve, a shop does brisk business in Bangalore
1988: Prayer at the morning mass on Christmas Day at St. Mary’s Basilica
1999: (Olympic swimmer) Nisha Millet decorating a Christmas tree
1997: CHRISTMAS FOR ALL: A disabled man looking at a Christmas tree being decorated at a shop in Bangalore on Thursday, when the festival was celebrated.
A cake from Nilgiri’s cake exhibition
Published – December 23, 2025 10:58 am IST