Saturday, February 28, 2009

Saturday Photohunt - Thankful

The people living in the houses in these slums are Thankful for the roof over their heads. If you look closely at the top of the photograph, you will find that the roof is used to dry their clothes too! Talk about space shortage!
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Skywatch Friday

A clear blue Mumbai sky as on 21Feb09 at 1624hrs. At the left bottom is the tip of the clock tower of the Crawford market.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Thursday Challenge - Jewelry

Typical Indian Jewelry. The necklace with the black beads is clled 'Mangalsutra' and is the traditional symbol of marriage for the Hindu woman.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

ABC Wednesday - F for Fake

Fake Flowers being hawked outside Crawford Market  
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

That's my world



Crawford Market (officially Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Market) is one of South Mumbai's most famous markets. It is named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city. The market is situated opposite the Mumbai Police headquarters, just north of Victoria Terminus railway station and west of the J.J.flyover at a busy intersection. The market houses a wholesale fruit, vegetable and poultry market. One end of the market is a pet store. Most of the sellers inside the market nowadays sell imported items such as foods, cosmetics, household and gift items. It was the main wholesale market for fruits in Mumbai until March 1996, when the wholesale traders were relocated to Navi Mumbai (New Bombay). The building, completed in 1869, was donated to the city by Cowasji Jehangir. After India's independence, the market was renamed after Maharashtrian social reformer, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. In 1882, the building was the first in India to be lit up by electricity. The edifice is a blend of Norman and Gothic architectural styles. The friezes on the outside entrance depicting Indian farmers, and the stone fountains inside, were designed by Lockwood Kipling, father of novelist Rudyard Kipling. The market covers an area of 22,471 sq m (24,000 sq ft) which 5,515 sq m (6,000 sq ft) is occupied by the building itself. The structure was built using coarse buff coloured Kurla stone, with redstone from Bassein. It has a 15 m high skylight awning designed to allow the sunlight light up the marketplace.

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Monday, February 23, 2009

Monochrome Monday

This is 'Princess Street' - the gateway to 'olde Mumbai' in the Southern part of Mumbai.
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Camera Critters - Bozo

Bozo is our pet. We had adopted him from the streets of Mumbai when he was 2 months old. Now he is 5 and a half. He has brought a lot of joy for us and continues to do so.
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Saturday Photohunt - Warm

An athlete cooling himself on a warm day at the Mumbai Marathon 2009
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Friday, February 20, 2009

Skywatch Friday

Mumbai skies as on 29Jan09 at 1804hrs.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Thursday Challenge - Pink

Pink skies of Mumbai as on 30Jan09 at 1836hrs.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

ABC Wednesday - E for Egging on..

Enthusiasts Egging on the athletes at the Mumbai Marathon  2009.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

That's my world

Mumbai on 09Feb09 at 0601hrs.
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Monday, February 16, 2009

Monochrome Monday

Moon at dawn in Mumbai on 11Feb09 at 0716hrs.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Camera Critters - 2 is company..

Two is company, three's a crowd!
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Saturday PhotoHunt - Nautical

Off the Mumbai coast at Bandra, fishing boats on their nautical journey.
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Skywatch Friday


The Mumbai sky as seen on 30Jan09 at 1818hrs.
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Thursday Challenge - Clothes

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

ABC Wednesday - D for Dusk

Dusk in Mumbai on 29Jan09 at 1842hrs.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

That's my World.....

....at 0619hrs on 09Feb09.
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Monday, February 9, 2009

Monochrome Monday


An overview of a slum corridor.

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Camera Critters - The Scavenger!

Hey! You lookin' at me?!
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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Saturday PhotoHunt Theme - Bridge(s)

The bridge that connects Bandra and Worli in Mumbai. This photo was taken on 12Dec08 and the bridge is scheduled to open on 01May09.
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Friday, February 6, 2009

Skywatch Friday

The Mumbai sky on 29Jan09 at 1821hrs.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Thursday Challenge - Clouds

Clouds in the Mumbai sky as seen on 30Jan09 at 1808hrs
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

ABC Wednesday - C for conversations

Am running in the marathon now. Can we discuss this later?
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

That's my world

The sky in part of the world as seen in Mumbai on 29Jan09 at 1840hrs.
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Monday, February 2, 2009

Monochrome Monday



The moon escorting Venus on a dark night - 30Jan09 at 1922hrs.
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