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Mahalakshmi Dhobi Ghat, a gigantic laundry service.
Created in 1890, Mahalakshmi Dhobi Ghat is a giant open air laundry place in Mumbai, India. The washers, known as dhobis, work in the open to clean clothes and linens from Mumbai's hotels, hospitals, neighbourhood laundries, garment dealers, wedding decorators and caterers.
For 18 to 20 hours each day, over 7000 people (around 200 families) flog, scrub, dye and bleach clothes on concrete wash pens, dry them on ropes, neatly press them and transport the garments to different parts of the city. Over one lakh (100,000) clothes are washed each day. Some of the wealthier dhobis have given up on manual cleaning and have now installed large mechanical washing and drying machines.
2023-11-08 India, Maharashtra, Mumbai (Bombay)
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Travel poster for Bombay (now Mumbai), India (c. 1930). Artwork by W.S. Bylitiplis.
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Silhouettes on Mahim beach in misty Mumbai
2023-11-09 India, Maharashtra, Mumbai (Bombay)
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i love mumbai locals. you just see so many people there, coexisting, living. there's the tired teacher, gently arguing with a parent in hushed whispers about why there was a complaint about their child. there's the make-up artist, checking up on her brushes before her next stint. there's students, giggling wth friends or sitting quietly after a long day of classes. there's a young lady who knits, colourful yarn spread across her lap without anybody complaining. there are toddlers who are seeing the world for the first time and crying babies that everyone gathers to console. there's a devotee of krishna, dressed in chaniya choli with her beautiful jewelery and face painted, there are no judging glances, everyone compliments her. there's the mother with a job, talking to her child in the time she can squeeze. there's the old woman with gajra and flowers and the man selling earrings. there is so much diversity and so many languages and so many cultures, all together in one place. and no matter how crowded it is and how uncomfortable it gets, there is always, always place for you.
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