A blooming Helianthus Annuus- A sun flower! One of the fastest pollinated flower!
In Bangalore, sun flowers are widely cultivated in village area all the way to Chinathamani,Kolar etc.
Its just not limited to those but you can see the fields plenty on the go. Like its said, Sunflower needs a lot of Sun, these village areas are very hot and less availability of water during summer.
Most of them Cultivate Sunflower, mainly used to extract oil and Corn. It can survive even if there is scarcity of water.