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Urchin at the Mumbai flower market, India
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Urchin at the Mumbai flower market, India

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  • Urchin at the Mumbai flower market, India
  • Market stall selling flowers for the Ganesha Festival, Mumbai, India
  • Man stringing marigolds for the Ganesha Festival, Mumbai, India
  • Men with basket of marigolds for the Ganesha festival, flower market, Mumbai, India
  • Man hauling boxes of flowers, flower market, Mumbai, India
  • A 'P' for alphabet day (best larger)<br /> <br /> P was very hard for me to find, and I was about to give up when, while editing photos from the flower market in Mumbai, I noticed that this man with a large basket of greenery on his head could be a 'P' (sorry, best I could come up with)<br /> <br /> My preferred post for today, had it not been alphabet day, would have been this nice portrait of a beautiful young urchin at the market. This shot, and other shots from the colourful, chaotic flower market, can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/yZABDZ">http://goo.gl/yZABDZ</a><br /> <br /> 4/05/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Laundry tubs and clothes lines at the Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai, India
  • Colourful chaos at the Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai, India
  • Laundry tubs at the Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai, India
  • Pastel shirts drying at the Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai, India
  • Laundry hanging to dry at the Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai, India
  • Portrait of a man washing clothes in the laundry tubs, Dhobi ghat, Mumbai, India<br /> <br /> Loved his T-shirt! (best larger)<br /> <br /> Looking at these photos today, in the comfort of my house, gives me a greater appreciation for my washer and dryer and the other modern conveniences I have! <br /> <br /> Other photos of the Dhobi ghat (plus one of some happy school girls) can be seen here:<br /> <br /> 9/05/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Laundry blues<br /> <br /> The Dhobi Ghat has been called the world's largest unmechanized outdoor laundry. It consists of rows and rows of open-air concrete wash pens, each fitted with its own flogging stone. The washers are called Dhobis and they wash most of the laundry from Mumbai’s major hotels and hospitals. <br /> <br /> More than 730 dhobis and their families live and work in the Dhobi Ghat, washing an average of 1 million articles of clothing per day. Work in a Dhobi Ghat is generally considered a hereditary occupation, passed down from generation to generation. The area extends across several city blocks and comprises an interlocking series of winding alleys and workrooms. The laundry workers reside in shanties that are permeated with the smell of chemicals from the nearby wash basins. Drying garments hang from clotheslines strung across every inch of space.<br /> <br /> Other photos from this colourful place can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/kTgM6Z">http://goo.gl/kTgM6Z</a><br /> <br /> 7/05/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Man pounding laundry at the Dhobi ghat, Mumbai, India<br /> <br /> This shot shows a man pounding an item he is washing on the edge of the concrete water-filled tubs that the clothes are washed in.
  • Man working at the laundry tubs, Dhobi ghat, Mumbai, India
  • View of the Dhobi ghat, Mumbai, India
  • Routine day at the Dhobi ghat, Mumbai, India
  • Happy school girls, Mumbai, India
  • Men carrying a Ganesh statue, Mumbai, India<br /> <br /> Ganesh Chaturthi (Elephant God Festival) is a 10 day festival celebrating the elephant headed god Ganesha. Colourfully decorated Idols of Lord Ganesha are installed in homes and are paraded down the street accompanies with lively and enthusiastic songs, dances and drum beats.<br /> <br /> Lord Ganesha is considered to be the remover of obstacles and the also the Lord of letters and learning. As such, he is a the patron of the arts and sciences and of intellect and wisdom.
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  • fotoeffects

    on May 2, 2017

    Terrific portrait!

  • nelli

    on May 5, 2014

    She is gorgeous!

  • Lgood

    on May 4, 2014

    Sweet!

  • fotomom

    on May 4, 2014

    She is very pretty in her environment!

  • arctangent

    on May 4, 2014

    You have such a good eye for these shots of local people that include interesting details of their surroundings. This one looks disturbingly anxious or troubled. Life isn't all smiles...

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