There was a time, not long ago, when community living meant more than just living in a gated development. It meant a family that extended beyond the four walls of your home. It stood for living, laughing, celebrating together. And at the very centre of it, totem, guardian and preserver would be the Aalada mara, the banyan tree. Aalada mara is an effort, to go back to the lifestyle we hail from. To create, in the midst of busy Bangalore, an oasis of peace, heritage and community life. An idyllic hamlet (with every modern convenience, though located right behind the nucleus of our new economy, Electronic City. The luxury villas at Aalada mara are the essence of the very present, tempered by tradition. Imagine a pool designed like the old temple pond. A club-house done up like an an old planter's bungalow. And watching over this community, will be a wizened, old banyan tree.