Rishi Kapoor

 A painting by Ranjit Dahiya of a very famous Hindi film star Rishi Kapoor (4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) in Bandra.

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Emptiness

 Walking away from it all at Sassoon docks. From my archives.

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Mithi river

 Bridge over the Mithi river in Bandra Kurla Complex. It flows into the Arabian sea in the Mahim Bay.

The Mithi River is a river on Salsette Island, the island of the city of Mumbai, India. It is a confluence of tail-water discharges of the Powai and Vihar lakes. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. The overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow, which is stopped by a dam at other times. Wikipedia

Hint of rain

 Threatening to rain out the evening.

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Purple rumped sunbird

A purple rumped sunbird visited me yesterday,

The purple-rumped sunbird is a sunbird endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. Like other sunbirds, they are small in size, feeding mainly on nectar but sometimes take insects, particularly when feeding young. They can hover for short durations but usually perch to suck nectar from flowers. Wikipedia

 

Inconvenience

 Road dug up in Bandra Kurla Complex for construction of Mumbai Metro. Inconvenience today for better tomorrow.

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Under construction

 The Mumbai Metro is under construction and there is traffic disruption, The pedestrian path is narrow   but safe,

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Empowered

 Powerful mural by Hoop Art in Bandra. From my archives.

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Corn moon

 The Corn moon in Bandra east.

 The full moon of September was known as the Corn Moon and the Barley Moon by some   Native American cultures because it arrives at harvest time for those essential crops. ... It   often also is known as the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the autumnal   equinox.

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Good old lane

 Yet to be redeveloped in Bandra east.

Clouds

Jittery clouds in a blue sky,

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Clouds

One Direction

I know you said
That you don't like it complicated
That we should try keep it simple
But love is never ever simple
No

Someday
You're gonna see the things that I see
You're gonna want air that I breathe
You're gonna wish you never left me

Here we go again
Another go round for all of my friends
Another non stop will it ever end
Here we go again
Another go round for all of my friends
Another non stop will it ever end

If we're never coming back down
Yeah we're looking down on the clouds

I know you said
That you don't like it complicated
That you are tired of all the changes
But love is always always changing
Woah

Someday
You're gonna see the things that I see
You're gonna want the air that I breathe
You're gonna wish you never left me

Here we go again
Another go round…

Source: LyricFind

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Cooking gas

 Cooking gas cylinders being delivered to residents in Santacruz east.

C'est la vie

 Hard work pays. 

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Coppersmith Barbet

 The official bird of Mumbai. 

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Traditionally modern

 A beautiful mural of a sadhu smoking a pipe on a motorcycle, in Worli village.

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Cart pusher

 Handcart pusher at Sassoon docks.

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handcart pusher, 

Autorickshaws are back

 Most of the autorickshaws drivers are from other states and they had gone to their respective homes when lockdown was announced as they could not afford to live in the city without plying their autorickshaws. But now with the easing of the lockdown they have started returning to plying their taxis. A relief to the citizens and of course a means of living to the drivers. Signs of normalcy gradually appearing.

Blue sky

 We had an afternoon's respite from the rains and had the pleasure of a blue sky.

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[Verse 1]
Walk along the river, sweet lullaby
They just keep on flowin', they don't worry 'bout where it's goin', no, no

[Verse 2]
Don't fly, mister blue bird, I'm just walkin' down the road
Early morning sunshine, tell me all I need to know, oh

[Chorus]
You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day
Lord, you know it makes me high
When you turn your love my way
Turn your love my way, yeah

[Guitar Solos: Duane Allman & Dickey Betts]

[Verse 3]
Good old Sunday mornin', bells are ringin' everywhere
Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there

[Chorus]
You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day
Lord, you know it makes me high
When you turn your love my way
Turn your love my way, yeah, yeah

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Reading room

 A public newspaper reading room in Bandra east reopened after having been closed due Covid19.

Catch of the day

 

Her visit to the fish market at Sassoon docks was basketful. From my archives.

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Parked

 

Fishing boats and trucks parked at Sassoon docks. From my archives.

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Khar subway

 

Khar subway that connects Khar east to west is well known in Mumbai suburbs as this place used to get flooded with the slightest rains. Fortunately since a few years now the Municipal Corporation has rectified the situation and it is not a frequent occurence now.

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Ganpati bappa Moriya

An eco friendly idol of Lord Ganesha on the right and idols of his parents Shiva and Parvati on the left in my home yesterday to celebrate Ganesh chaturthi.

Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother Goddess Parvati/Gauri. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesh clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals. Wikipedia

However this year there are no Ganeshas in pandals due Corona. 

Mumbai monsoons

 

Wet street on a wet day in Santacruz. We have been having relentless rains for a few days now.

Here comes the sun

 

Sunrise from the Sassoon docks. Pre Covid. From my archives.

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Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo)
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
It's all right
It's all right

Slitherer

 

Seen in the Worli village in the pre Covid era. From my archives.

The grass snake, sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous colubrid snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians. The barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica, was split off as a separate species in 2017. Wikipedia

Leafy avenue

 

A tree lined street in Santacruz east.

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Sparse traffic

 

People are still wary of stepping outside despite the easing of the lockdown. Fear is the key.

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A winner

 

Another uplifting mural in Bandra by Hoop Art. From my archives.

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Stay masked

 

Stay masked, stay safe, A rare empty street junction in the post covid era.

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