Catty

Cat on the prowl in Bandra Kurla Complex.

Our world

Behind closed doors. A Municipal godown in Bandra east.

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Monochrome mania

A pair of sparrows just after a fight. This is exactly the situation between different groups in our country and in countries all over the world. So unfortunate.

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Dahi handi

Dahi handi (Pot of curds) is traditionally celebrated on Lord Krishna's birthday who apparently loved it and would beg, borrow or steal to get it. In the picture above you will see a pot hanging from the centre. Well, now it contains just flowers. Youth form the neighbourhood will form human pyramids and break the pot. The group that breaks it will be monetarily rewarded. Unfortunately this celebration has been taken over by political parties and become a reason for drunken orgies.
The picture above was clicked in Bandra east. The pot was broken late at night hence I do not have any pictures of the human pyramid.

Bandra east

A quiet suburb of Mumbai.

Skywatch friday

The Mumbai sky last evening.

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Happy Janmashtami

Jai Shri Krishna! Celebrating the birthday of Lord Krishna at home. The silver idol of Krishna and the bronze cradle are ancient heirlooms.

Ganapati bappa

One of the Ganesha idols in the workshop in Bandra west.

Our world

Mumbai getting ready for the 10 days Ganesh festival starting 05sep.

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Monochrome mania

Disappearing into the monsoon clouds.

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Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep

My morning visitor who drops in for the day's news.

Save water

Rain water harvesting at the Golden Pagoda complex in Gorai.

Skywatch friday

A spot of blue after a fortnight of grey skies in Mumbai.

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Vipassana centre

The Vipassana (meditation) centre in the Goden Pagoda complex in Gorai.

Worshipped in Gorai

In the Golden Pagoda complex in Gorai, an island suburb of Mumbai

Our world

The domed structure on the left is a Gurudwara (temple for the Sikhs) and the one on the right is a Krishna temple. These are in Bandra East.

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Monochrome mania

Is there light at the end of the tunnel for the homeless as India celebrates its 70th Independence day today?

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Busy Mumbai

Kurla skyline with the Santacruz Chembur Link road wedged in between.

New skyline

Till about five years back, this part of Mumbai did not boast of skyscrapers. But now, there seems to be a competition on whose building is taller! The skyline indeed has changed.
This picture was clicked from my terrace.

Skywatch friday

The Mumbai sky last morning!!

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Mount Carmel church

Mount Carmel Church in Bandra west.

Ref Wikipedia : The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bandra is a Roman Catholic church in Bandra, Mumbai. It was built in 1894 by Jesuit Missionaries. As the catholic population in Bandra increased in the latter half of the 20th century, a new modern structure was constructed in its place. The new church was blessed and inaugurated on 11 February 1981 by Archbishop Simon Pimenta, Archbishop of Bombay.

Bandra gully

One of the myriad gullies (narrow lanes) in Bandra west.

Our world

A bird's eyeview of the greenery in Bandra east.

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Monochrome mania

Bird's eyeview of the foundation being laid for a skyscraper in Bandra east.

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Bandra Khar skyline

The Bandra Khar skyline during the monsoons. 

Mumbai icon

The Bandra Worli sealink as seen from our terrace in Bandra east on a rainy evening.

Skywatch

Birds rendezvous in the cloudy monsoon skies of Mumbai.

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