CDP Theme Day - City people

Today Eid-al-Adha or Bakri Eid is being celebrated in Mumbai and this is how the sweet shops would have been crowded, but thanks to Covid19, this year the celebrations are muted, This is from my archives.

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Ma Hajiani

This is a picture of the Ma Hajiani dargah taken from the Haji Ali Dargah in Worli.

The Ma Hajiani dargah (tomb) in Worli was built in 1908 in honour of Ma Hajiani, a saint believed to be the sister of Saint Pir Haji Ali Bukhari. According to legend, they died at sea and their bodies were washed ashore, a few metres from each other. They were then buried at the respective places they were found. Subsequently two tombs were built - Haji Ali Dargah for the brother and Ma Hajiani dargah for the sister.

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Conversations

Conversations at Sassoon docks.

From my archives.

On the docks

Activity on the Sassoon docks after the fishing boats have offloaded, sold the fish in an auction and gone away. The fish has been sorted, packed and now on the way to the retail markets of Mumbai. From my archives.

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Pottery corner

Had clicked this in Kumbharwada (potters' colony), Dharavi before the country was locked down. Wonder how these artisans are surviving,

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Morning before

The beach on the morning before Lockdown in Bandra.

Pre lockdown luxury

Haircut in sylvan surroundings in Bandra. A thing of the past. Wonder how the mobile barber is getting on.

Fish in the basket

Moment in time at the Sassoon docks, once upon a time, before Corona.

Sassoon Docks is one of the oldest docks in Mumbai. It was the first wet dock constructed in 1875 in Bombay. It is one of the few docks in the city open to the public. It is situated in Mumbai harbor in South Mumbai area of Colaba. It is one of largest fish markets in the Mumbai city.

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Lazy morning

Bazaar road in Bandra just waking up in the good old days before lockdown.

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Missing

The fisherwoman who used to come door to door selling the catch of the day is now being missed not only by the buyers but also the cats and crows in the neighbourhood who used to be treated to the offal after the cleaning of the fish. Pre Lockdown tales.

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