Homeward bound

The sky in Bandra east last evening.

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Floral display

A burst of colour in Bandra east.

Poser

A fish retailer saw me taking his picture and instantly posed for me with his basket full of fish at Sassoon docks fish market. From my archives.

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Unlocked but...

The lockdown has been eased but maintianing social distancing is a must.
Rose ringed parakeets showing us how.

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Wise up

Rise Up, Wise Up, Eyes Up - a forever relevant mural in Bandra. From my archives.

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Installation art

Artist Faizan Khatri's art installation of a dog peeing on the wall at Sassoon Docks. 😃
Photo from my archives.

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Wind and rain

Can you feel the wind and rain looking at the picture? 😄

This was in Bandra east, Mumbai after the Nisarga cyclone thankfully bypassed us and spun off.

Rains

Mumbai missed the fury of the cyclone 'Nisarga' by a whisker but we got some windy and rainy weather. The skies were uniformly grey.

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Bright side

The brighter side of the moon seen a couple of nights back in Bandra, Mumbai.

Kurla

Bridge over the Mithi river in Kurla, Pre Lockdown.

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Hey guys!

A black kite has come over on our building terrace in Bandra east, to say Hey!

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CDP Theme Day - Park

A park in the ruins of the Sion Fort. This photo is from my archives. The fort dates back to the 17th century and the park is a jusr a few decades old.

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Trapped in time.

An old house on Waroda road, Bandra.

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Summer blooms

Colourful blooms in Bandra.

New moon

The new moon playing with the clouds in the Bandra skies a couple of evenings back.

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Living on the edge

A black kite on the edge of our building in Bandra east.

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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Final journey

The chicken on their final journey from the wholesale market to the retailing shop.
Pre lockdown.

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Painted wall

Bright and colourful painted wall at Sassoon docks, Merges with all the activity on the street.
Pre Lockdown,

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Over the top

Roof view of Bandra railway station.

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Morning before

The beach on the morning before Lockdown in Bandra.

Sunrise

Sunrise in Mumbai viewed from Sassoon docks during the Pre lockdown days.

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Pre lockdown luxury

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

Art installation

An art installation near Mehboob studio in Bandra.

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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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In stormy waters

A beautiful mural on the wall of a warehouse in Sassoon docks.

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Lazy morning

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

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Reflections

Now we have plenty of time to reflect of times gone by and the future. Clicked this in Bandra.

Lockdown blues

Though this picture is from my archives, it reflects the present mood totally. 😀

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Vintage

One of the old surviving houses in Bandra.

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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British soldiers' pond

This is where the British soldiers in the 18th century came to sunbathe and take a dip in Bandra. Had posted a picture of the pond a few days back here

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Anarkali

One of the oldest murals in Bandra, painted by Ranjit Dahiya the pioneer of Hindi film murals in Mumbai. This is titled Anarkali after a film of the same name that was released in 1953 based on the legend of the Mughal emperor Jehangir, who revolted against his father Akbar, over his love for a commoner named Anarkali.

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Ageing

Ageing on the streets of Mumbai.

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