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.

Moon magnet

 The magnetic moon attracting all birds.

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Okra flower

 Okra flower in my balcony garden.

These flowers will drop off within a day of flowering leaving behind a green nub that will transform into the Okra.

Plastic kills

 An art installation in Bandra showing a distraught fish stuffed with plastic waste.

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Crowning glory

 Sunset in Bandra.

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King Size mural

 A King Size Mural for the Superstar of the Hindi film industry Mr.Amitabh Bachchan on his 75th birthday by Ranjit Dahiya of the Bollywood Art Project in Bandra.

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Desert rose

 A desert rose bud blooming in my balcony. 😊

Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Wikipedia

The coloured version below -

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Raptor

 A black kite posing for a profile pic on our terrace in Bandra east.

Fluffed sky

 The sky in Bandra east last evening was all fluffed up with bits and pieces of clouds strewn all over in the evening.

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Birth of a butterfly

 Just born lime swallowtail butterfly at home 😊 It flutters its wings to dry them and is then ready to fly out to greet the world.

The Caterpillar was on a plant in my balcony. Had brought it in and kept it in the lantern to save it from predators. Fed it with leaves. And this was the result 😊

Bandra east

 Bandra east skyline. The tiny domed structure on the right is a Gurudwara, a Sikh temple.

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Pegasus

 A hallucination of the drugged man lying on the ground? 

An art installation of a winged horse filled with empty cans and bottles.

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Lunacy

 GIMPed around with the photograph of a full moon through a leafy frame.

Litter burning

 Burning the collection of fallen dried leaves gets rid of them in addition to providing warmth to the homeless.

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Indian Golden Oriole

 An Indian Golden Oriole male outside my window in Bandra east. 

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

Dusk

Dusk in Bandra.

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Anchored

 A beautiful golden anchor at the entrance of Sassoon docks.

Financial blues

Financial blues in Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra east.

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CDP Theme Day - Comfort food

 Roti (Indian bread), Saag (Green leafy Vegetables curry), Achaar (Pickles) - my comfort food.

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Flyovers

 Flyovers in Bandra Reclamation. This area was part of the Arabian sea a few decades back. Now it is a bustling township in Bandra.

Over the moon

 One flew over the moon.

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Bandra by night

 Bandra by night.

Evening sky

 The evening sky over Bandra east.

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Thanksgiving

 Thank you everyone for being part of this wonderful blogging journey. This beauty bloomed on my balcony 😊

 Happy Thanksgiving Day all!

Architecture

 Canara Bank with its wings spread wide! Architecture in Bandra Kurla Complex. 

Yes, it's my shadow with my bicycle. 😊

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Indoor Cricket Academy

 The Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy was innaugrated in 2007 in the Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra East. The facility which can have controlled temperatures ranging from 14C to 40C has 7 indoor nets for training/practice.

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Sunday afternoon

 A quiet Sunday afternoon in Bandra east.

A slice

 A slice of light hurtling through space.

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Lime Swallowtail

A lime swallowtail butterfly laying eggs on a lemon plant leaf in my balcony.

 

Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Wikipedia

Sunrise

 Fishing boat at sea during sunrise at Sassoon docks.

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All glass

 The ICAI Western Region building in the Bandra Kurla Complex in Bandra east.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is the national professional accounting body of India. It was established on 1 July 1949 as a statutory body under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 enacted by the Parliament to regulate the profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. Wikipedia

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Life wins

 Wockhardt Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Mumbai, India. I liked its tagline - Life Wins. This building is in the Bandra Kurla complex in Bandra east.

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