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26 Sept-2 Oct '10

Last updated on - Apr 13, 2026, 03:08 IST
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Potty's Restaurant

Seen in Rajasthan, this week's winning entry is from TMV Raghavan.
2/25

House for rent

Seen in Chennai on Old Mahabalipuram Road, at "Paiyanoor". Photo by Avinash Anand.
3/25

Miss Pooja

A chicken shop in Ambala. Photo by Ritesh Anand.
4/25

Fishy bar & restaurant

This is a bar & restaurant in Hyderabad. Photo by Shubhra Srivastava.
5/25

Mind it

This picture was taken in Vandaloor Zoo in Tamil Nadu. Photo by Saran Raj
6/25

To enter or not to enter... Thats the question!

Saw this on the main gate of someone's home! Photo by Shouriyo Ghosh.
7/25

Trade occurs everywhere

Caption says it all. Photo by Rubal Mehta.
8/25

Challan?

Three not allowed then what about more than three? Photo by Neeraj.
9/25

Indian Railways

Indian Railways... Didi ki jay ho! Photo by Neeraj.
10/25

Machine vs Animal

An ad for the new Tata ace? Photo by Neeraj.
11/25

Coaching

Would u like to learn English here? Photo by Neeraj.
12/25

Free drinks

Free drinks. Photo by Neeraj.
13/25

Husband Care Centre

For those wifes who are fed up of their husbands. Photo by Neeraj.
14/25

No Smoking

No-smoking sign in one of the Petrol stations around Mangalore in Karnataka. Photo by Roshan
15/25

No monkeying around

Found this sign in Mysore Zoo. Photo by Roopa Thomas.
16/25

Shocking broadband

Photo by Giridharan Santhanam.
17/25

Nut and screw company

A nuts and screw company's signboard in Chandni Chowk market, Delhi. Photo by Prashant Mehta.
18/25

Camel Safari

A sign on a Pushkar, Rajasthan street. Photo by Aditya Bondyopadhyay.
19/25

Learn Angrezi

Photo by Supriya Aggarwal.
20/25

Literate India

Seen on the way from Mysore to Bangalore. Photo by Rohith
21/25

'Grave-acious' offering!

This picture was taken by me, near our office premises in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Photo by Rahul.
22/25

No Spitting

Handmade sign at a construction site of a housing society in Greater Noida. Photo by Anupama Gupta.
23/25

Everything comes with a tag

Outside one shopping centre at MG Road, Pune. It soon reminded me that for a developing nation like ours, this is a must. Photo by SD Tulip
24/25

No smoking signboard

This is a no smoking signboard in a small restaurant in Pune. Photo by H Saluja.
25/25

Importance of signs

This is what I saw at one of the hotels in Bhubaneswar. I definitely didn't stay over there! Photo by Aveek Tito.

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