India, Aug. 30 -- If you are among the unlucky thousands who commute daily through Bannimantap Main Road, you've probably realised by now that this stretch is less of a road and more of a seasonal circus.

Depending on the month, you're either dodging elephants, squeezing between goats or being dazzled by Homo sapiens behaving like Simians under decorative lights.

Soon, this three-month circus will become a 12-month nightmare as the Government shifts KSRTC Sub-Urban Bus Stand to this location.

Every year, for a whole month, Bannimantap Main Road transforms into a rehearsal ground for Dasara elephants. Twice a day, the jumbos march solemnly down the road. Traffic behind them, however, is anything but solemn.

Cars crawl impatiently, bike...