India, Oct. 7 -- The city's roads returned to their usual chaos after the long Dasara weekend, and a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) perfectly captured the contrast.

Resident Shivaram shared two photos showing Bengaluru traffic at its extremes, one taken during Dasara at 10 am, when roads were unusually empty, and another taken today at 7 am, before peak hours, where congestion had already returned. He captioned it simply, "Bengaluru back to normal."

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The post sparked reactions from commuters, many of whom lamented the perennial traffic woes.

One commented, "From this angle, I'm 100% sure, this cannot be corrected!...