Temple in Fort

In the Worli fort built by the Portugese, now there is a Hanuman temple established by the fisherfolk who have taken over the fort.

Me Dadarkar

Me Dadarkar (Am from Dadar), a selfie point in Dadar for Dadarkars. Written in Marathi, the State language of Maharashtra, in Devanagari script.

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Time for retail business at the Sassoon docks.

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Drummers on a roll

Drummers lead the way.

Key maker

Keys of all shapes and sizes can be duplicated here in a shop on the pavement in Dadar.

Dawn in Bandra

Good morning in Bandra.

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Drumming debut

Young drummers enjoying their debut at the Dahi Handi festival in Dadar.

Feathers and flowers

Feathers and flowers on sale in Dadar.

The florist

The florist in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

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The Bandra Worli sea link seen from the Worli fort.

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Uneasy lies the head ..

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown (King Henry the Fourth, Part Two, by William Shakespeare). This young lad too must be apprehensive as he will be the topmost on the human pyramid to take a crack at the pot.

When the pot breaks

Broken pots indicate successes of the Govindas who form the human pyramid to break the pot hung up high in the air.

Cloud sprinkles

The sky in Bandra east last evening.

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Lonely in a crowd

A vendor standing alone in the crowd during festivities in Dadar.

Expressions

Expressions on the faces of spectators viewing the spectacular human pyramid in Dadar.

Wall art

Wall art at Sassoon docks.

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A happy morning in Kumbharwada, Dharavi.

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Streamers and flowers

Decorations for all occasions can be bought in this lane in Dadar.

Blonde Govinda

A blonde Govinda (Lord Krishna)! Wow! Tradition modernised! At the dahi handi celebrations in Dadar.

Mumbai Evening Sky

The sky in Bandra east last evening.

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October heat

The dreaded October heat drives people out of their homes to sleep out in the open. This is in Worli koliwada where these guys slept by the sea shore.

Catch 'em young!

A small child dressed up as Lord Krishna at the dahi handi festival in Dadar.

Team dahi handi

This team of young lads biding their time to form the human pyramid and take a crack at the pot of gold!

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Fierce determination.

He is assigned the task to reach the top of the human pyramid and break the pot. The pride and determination on his face shows he is ready for it!

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Woman power

The women have powered into yet another male bastion of human pyramids for dahi handis. An all woman team poses in Dadar just before getting to work on the dahi handi.

Govinda excitement

All the residents of a chawl in Dadar are out in full strength to cheer the brave Govindas during the birth celebrations of Lord Krishna.

Bye bye monsoon

The last of the monsoon clouds in Bandra East.

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Black kite

A black kite checking me out at the Worli fort,

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Potter at work in Kumbharwada (Potters colony) in Dharavi.

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