Life above art

This mural promotes safety by asking people to use masks and life above the mural goes on as usual.

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Old housing

Old housing in Parel, possibly belonging to the erstwhile textile mills labourers.

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Housing

Surviving homes in the heritage village, Matharpacady in Mazagaon.

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Sign of celebration

Lights being put up - a sure sign of celebration!

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Humble abodes

Humble abodes in Lower Parel. These are typical single room tenements in a row called chawls.

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Expressions

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

A cute old chawl

A cute old chawl in Chira Bazaar.

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An old chawl

An old chawl in St.Francis Xavier Lane in Thakurdwar.

Chawl

A chawl is a type of building that is often 4 to 5 stories with about 10 to 20 tenements (referred to as kholis meaning rooms) on each floor,. Many chawls can be found in Mumbai where they were constructed in abundance in the early 1900s to house the people migrating to Mumbai because of its booming cotton mills and overall strong economy.
The above picture is of a chawl in Gamdevi.

Chawl

A chawl (from Marathi चाळ, chāḷ) is a name for a type of building found in Mumbai. They are often multistoried with about 10 to 20 tenements, referred to as kholis, which literally mean 'rooms' on each floor. Many chawls can be found in Mumbai where they were constructed in abundance in the early 1900s to house the people migrating to Mumbai because of its booming cotton mills and overall strong economy.A chawl (from Marathi चाळ, chāḷ) is a name for a type of building found in Mumbai. They are often multistoried with about 10 to 20 tenements, referred to as kholis, which literally mean 'rooms' on each floor. Many chawls can be found in Mumbai where they were constructed in abundance in the early 1900s to house the people migrating to Mumbai because of its booming cotton mills and overall strong economy.

MyWorld

Tiny apartments all in a row. This is known as a 'chawl' a very popular housing concept in old Mumbai, mainly occupied by the vast labour class of textile mills of yore. This is a picture of a chawl in Dadar.

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