Cratered

 Looking at the brighter side. 😊

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Haughty bird

 A Coppersmith Barbet with an attitude on a banyan tree in Bandra east. It is the official bird of Mumbai.

Contrasts

 Rising privilege. Bharat Nagar slums rehabilitation residences cheek by jowl with swanky office buildings in the Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra east, all under a clear blue sky. 

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Old normal

 A vegetable market in Colaba in the good old days. This was during the Pre Covid days, from my archives.

Financial leaning

 Standard Chartered Bank building in the Bandra Kurla Complex. 

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Night lights

 Bandra east at night.

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Into the wild

 A mural on the wall along the Western Express Highway in Jogeshwari.

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Haunted

Originally Mukesh textile mills in Colaba since the late 1800s that shut down in 1982 due to labour trouble, now a location for film shoots. Apparently the word is its haunted so only daytime shoots. 

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Pop up

 A pop up fish market at Sassoon docks. This is Pre Covid, from my archives.

Blue sky

 Clear blue sky after a week of smoggy skies in Bandra east.

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St.Andrews church

 St.Andrews church in Bandra during pre Covid times.

St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai. It was originally built by Portuguese Jesuits in 1575. It stands on the sea-shore of the Bandra suburb of Mumbai, and was the only church there till the first quarter of the 17th century. Wikipedia

Paving Mumbai

 Paving the promenade in Bandra pre Covid. 

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Potter at work

 A potter at work in Dharavi. This was pre Covid, from my archives.

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Mural

 Part of a huge mural on a wall in Jogeshwari east, clicked while waiting for the traffic light to turn green 😊

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The Mainstay

 The Mainstay of the Bandra Worli sealink.

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Eye to eye

 Eye to eye with a black kite on my terrace in Bandra east.

Medium-sized, rather nondescript raptor with overall dark plumage. Slightly forked tail, the fork disappearing when the tail is fully open. Head and neck are short. Commonly found in urban areas, rubbish dumps, aquatic habitats, grassland, but usually avoids heavily forested areas. For more details click here.

Sunset hues

 Sunset hues in Bandra.

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Calm period

 The period of calm on Mumbai streets before the people are out for the day.

Monochrome

Early morning on the street at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra east.

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I will be away for a week. See you soon.

 

Ma Hajiani

 The beautiful carvings on the exterior of the Ma Hajiani dargah (tomb) in Worli, Mumbai.

Happy New Year

The 1st sunrise of 2021 in the Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra east, Mumbai, India.

   !!  HAPPY NEW YEAR !!   

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Pillars and boxes

 Ornate pillars separating boxes of artefacts in the Bhau Daji Lad Museum.

The last post for the year 2020 that put us humans under house arrest and taught us how less is more.

Capital

A deserted street on a Sunday morning in the financial district of Mumbai, the Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra east.

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Empty Starbucks

 On a Sunday morning when people are having home brewed coffee.

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Sharp eyes

 Keeping a sharp eye on the proceedings are the Mumbai police at a religious gathering.

This is Pre Covid from my archives. 

A slice

 The balcony there is perfect for moon gazing in Bandra east.

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Indian Golden Oriole

 An Indian Golden Oriole posing for me outside my window😊

The Indian golden oriole is a species of oriole found in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian golden oriole, but is now considered a full species. Wikipedia

Edible moon

 The moon being eaten up by a monstrous tree in Bandra east.

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🌲MERRY CHRISTMAS🌲

Casual comversation

 Life before Covid in the market behind Sassoon Docks.

One BKC

 Bank of America on top of the building in Bandra Kurla Complex.

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Celestial romance

 Jupiter and Saturn getting closer all the time, as viewed from our terrace in Bandra east, Mumbai.

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Alert guard

 Guarding his nest on the banyan tree outside my window.

Dr.Bhau Daji Lad Museum

 Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is the oldest museum in Mumbai. Situated in the vicinity of Byculla Zoo, Byculla East, it was originally established in 1855 as a treasure house of the decorative and industrial arts, and was later renamed in honour of Dr. Bhau Daji Lad. Wikipedia

This is from my archives, Pre Covid.

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Surprised

 

Something exciting has caught the eye of this black kite.