Sunday, January 31, 2021

The Union


 Rooted in bricks and mortar at Sassoon docks.

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Saturday, January 30, 2021

Trapped

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

Friday, January 29, 2021

Dusk


 An evening sky in Bandra.

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

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.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Happy Republic Day



India celebrates its 72nd Republic Day today!

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Monday, January 25, 2021

Pretty visitor


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

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Cratered


 Looking at the brighter side. 😊

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Saturday, January 23, 2021

Haughty bird


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

Friday, January 22, 2021

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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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Old normal


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

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Financial leaning


 Standard Chartered Bank building in the Bandra Kurla Complex. 

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Night lights


 Bandra east at night.

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Monday, January 18, 2021

Into the wild


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

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Sunday, January 17, 2021

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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Saturday, January 16, 2021

Pop up


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

Friday, January 15, 2021

Blue sky


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

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Paving Mumbai


 Paving the promenade in Bandra pre Covid. 

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Potter at work


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

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Monday, January 11, 2021

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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Sunday, January 10, 2021

The Mainstay


 The Mainstay of the Bandra Worli sealink.

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Saturday, January 9, 2021

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.

Friday, January 8, 2021

Sunset hues


 Sunset hues in Bandra.

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Calm period


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

Sunday, January 3, 2021

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.


 

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Ma Hajiani


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

Friday, January 1, 2021

Happy New Year

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

   !!  HAPPY NEW YEAR !!   

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