Up and up

Hi risers in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, India.

Wall and ceiling art

Colourful mural somewhere in Navi Mumbai.

Linking to Monday murals 

Polish

Furniture polishing in Mumbai.

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Whispers

Whispering sweet nothings.

Linking to Saturday critters 

Bridges

Road above, road ahead and road below, all beneath a cloudy sky in Bandra East.

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Aqua line

Bandra Kurla complex station on a weekend morning. Quiet.

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Chawl

 

Chawl in Parel, Mumbai, India.

Finally...

Finally the monsoon announced its arrival with a thunderstorm. Brought down the temperature a tad bit and gave relief to the water starved city of Mumbai.

Sports

A beautiful mural at the entrance of Bandra Kurla complex underground metro.

Linking to Monday murals 

Happy Yoga day!

Happy international Yoga day!

Resting

Sleeping on the job outside Siddhivinayak temple in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, India.

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Evening sky

Last evening the Moon, Venus and Jupiter had a get-together in the Mumbai sky!

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

Café Mysore

Café Mysore established in 1936 at Maheshwari Udyan, Mumbai, India has retained its high quality food and service. It specialises in South Indian cuisine. We visited this restaurant for breakfast and had the above shown dishes and returned satiated.

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Best friends

Best friends out for a morning walk in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.

Chilling

Chilling out with friends after a hectic day.

 

Energiser

Horse power art installation in Mumbai.

Hot day

On the street on a hot day.

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Rock pigeon

 

A rock pigeon at the window of Sion fort checking if everything is all right with the world!

Linking to Saturday critters 

Sunset in Versova

This photo was taken at the Versova Fishing Village jetty (often referred to as Versova Koliwada) in Andheri West, Mumbai.The boats are docked along the Versova Creek, which separates the Versova mainland from Madh Island.

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

By the seaside

An evening at a cafe on Versova beach. The name of the cafe written in Devanagari script is 'Dhanvika fish corner's

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Patli galli

Patli galli (narrow lane, alley) in Versova Koliwada. 

The phrase "patli gali se nikalna," in Hindi, means to sneak out, quietly escape, or dodge a tricky situation.

 

Frontpack

Most of public transport commuters carry their backpacks as frontpacks for safety reasons.

Beached

A fishing boat beached in Versova for the monsoon. Lovely art on display on the boat.

Linking to Monday murals 

Heritage

The historic King George V Memorial Infirmary in Mumbai, India, originally established in 1938 to provide care for the infirm and aged.

The site serves as a charitable organization and sanctuary for disadvantaged and marginalized members of society.

Today, it is managed by a trust and provides shelter and care to destitute.

 Linking to Blackandwhite weekend 

Lamppost ahoy

Thank God the humans need the lamppost more than the trees which they are cutting down!

Linking to Saturday critters 

Soaring

Soaring in the evening Mumbai sky, euphoric!

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

 

Street

Street lined with shops selling from paint to Pepsi!

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Draw

Ready for the draw! The water vendor in the background is adjusting his pop up shop.

Sweep

Keeping Mumbai clean.

Sky - CDP Theme Day

Mahim Koliwada in the foreground and the Worli skyline in the background with a cloudy sky as a backdrop.

Linking to CDP Theme Day 

Backlit

The walking home.

Linking to Blackandwhite weekend 

Couple

A couple of crows spending quality time on Bandra fort.

Linking to Saturday critters 

Skywatch

A bird diving into a cloud.

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Ice cream ahoy!

Heading towards an ice cream shop on a hot afternoon in Khar.

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Alight and run

Alight from the bus and run to begin the daily grind!

Dressed

All dressed up to possibly celebrate 'ethnic day' in the office!

Shivshahi

This is an air-conditioned Shivshahi passenger bus operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC). 

The vehicle is easily identified by its distinctive white body livery decorated with running multi-colored horses alongside the prominent Devanagari script text "शिवशाही" (Shivshahi) painted on the side.

Linking to Monday murals 

Light and shade

 Street in Bandra Kurla complex.

Linking to Black and white weekend 

Jog time

Time to go for a jog!

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Good evening

A beautiful soothing sky in Mumbai!

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

Bombay

The sign at the entrance of 'Bombay canteen' restaurant. Mumbai was originally known as Bombay.

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Patience

Patient pedestrian waiting to cross the road. A rare instance in Mumbai.

Walkers

 Morning walkers in BKC. Walk don't run!

Mural

A lovely mural outside the elevated nature trail in Malabar hill, Mumbai, India.

Linking to Monday murals 

Waiting

Waiting for passengers in Bandra East.

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Politicians

Time to change sides.

Linking to Saturday critters 

Skywatch

A patch of clouds in the evening sky of Mumbai.

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

Mumbai University

Departments of Sociology and Department of German, sharing space in a common corridor in the Kalina campus of Mumbai University.

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Sub urban

Suburban Mumbai.

Morning

Early morning in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.