The Union

 Rooted in bricks and mortar at Sassoon docks.

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Trapped

The full moon trapped by a tree as seen in Bandra east. 

Dusk

 An evening sky in Bandra.

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Lamp tower

 The Deepstambh (lamp tower) at Babulnath temple in South Mumbai. Lamps are lit and placed in the niches of the tower on festive occasions.

Mask mandate

 No Mask No Entry. The mandate is clear. Stay masked stay safe. Masks are mandatory in public places and the unmasked will be penalised in Mumbai.

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Happy Republic Day

India celebrates its 72nd Republic Day today!

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Pretty visitor

 Had a pretty visitor in my balcony garden, drinking its fill from a periwinkle flower..

Cratered

 Looking at the brighter side. 😊

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Haughty bird

 A Coppersmith Barbet with an attitude on a banyan tree in Bandra east. It is the official bird of Mumbai.

Contrasts

 Rising privilege. Bharat Nagar slums rehabilitation residences cheek by jowl with swanky office buildings in the Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra east, all under a clear blue sky. 

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Old normal

 A vegetable market in Colaba in the good old days. This was during the Pre Covid days, from my archives.

Financial leaning

 Standard Chartered Bank building in the Bandra Kurla Complex. 

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Night lights

 Bandra east at night.

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Into the wild

 A mural on the wall along the Western Express Highway in Jogeshwari.

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Haunted

Originally Mukesh textile mills in Colaba since the late 1800s that shut down in 1982 due to labour trouble, now a location for film shoots. Apparently the word is its haunted so only daytime shoots. 

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Pop up

 A pop up fish market at Sassoon docks. This is Pre Covid, from my archives.

Blue sky

 Clear blue sky after a week of smoggy skies in Bandra east.

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St.Andrews church

 St.Andrews church in Bandra during pre Covid times.

St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai. It was originally built by Portuguese Jesuits in 1575. It stands on the sea-shore of the Bandra suburb of Mumbai, and was the only church there till the first quarter of the 17th century. Wikipedia

Paving Mumbai

 Paving the promenade in Bandra pre Covid. 

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Potter at work

 A potter at work in Dharavi. This was pre Covid, from my archives.

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Mural

 Part of a huge mural on a wall in Jogeshwari east, clicked while waiting for the traffic light to turn green 😊

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The Mainstay

 The Mainstay of the Bandra Worli sealink.

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Eye to eye

 Eye to eye with a black kite on my terrace in Bandra east.

Medium-sized, rather nondescript raptor with overall dark plumage. Slightly forked tail, the fork disappearing when the tail is fully open. Head and neck are short. Commonly found in urban areas, rubbish dumps, aquatic habitats, grassland, but usually avoids heavily forested areas. For more details click here.

Sunset hues

 Sunset hues in Bandra.

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Calm period

 The period of calm on Mumbai streets before the people are out for the day.

Monochrome

Early morning on the street at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra east.

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I will be away for a week. See you soon.

 

Ma Hajiani

 The beautiful carvings on the exterior of the Ma Hajiani dargah (tomb) in Worli, Mumbai.

Happy New Year

The 1st sunrise of 2021 in the Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra east, Mumbai, India.

   !!  HAPPY NEW YEAR !!   

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