Stern look

A black kite on our terrace giving me a stern look.

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Dramatic

Drama in the sky just before the cyclone whizzed past our coast.

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Drive - In

The Drive-in vaccination centre in Bandra Kurla Complex,

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Tauktae trail

The broken branches of the tree as a result of the Tauktae cyclone that whizzed past Mumbai. This scene of destruction was replicated at almost every street corner.

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Cyclone Tauktae

The darkening sky last morning to warn about the arrival of Cyclone Tauktae.

And then the gusty winds laden with rain began to lash the city. This was just the beginning.

Fortunately for us it just passed by our coast

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Friends

A bright, cheery mural in Worli.

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Street

A street in Bandra East.

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Polly

Yes, am Polly. Have you brought a cracker for me? Polly wants a cracker.

A rose ringed parakeet in Bandra east.

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Skywatch

Mumbai expecting a storm this weekend. The sky not showing any signs yet.

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Mumbai is upgrading

 Sign in the Bandra Kurla Complex on the barrier put up on the road that is dug up.

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The Hapoos Mango

 It's the mango season and the Hapoos mango is here! Hapoos is the Indianised name of the delicious Alphonso mango. 

The 'Alphonso' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in India. The variety is named after Afonso de Albuquerque, a Portuguese general and military expert who helped establish Portuguese colonies in India. The Portuguese introduced grafting on mango trees to produce varieties like Alphonso. The Alphonso is also one of the most expensive varieties of mango, and is grown mainly in western India. Wikipedia

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Spot the sun

The sun peeking from behind a skyscraper in Bandra.

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Messi

A tribute to the legendary Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, in Bandra.

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Windows

Bare windows of Sion Fort.

The Sion Hillock Fort was built under the regime of the English East India Company, between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when Gerard Aungier was the Governor of Bombay. When it was built, the fort marked the boundary between British-held Parel island and the Portuguese held Salsette Island that lay to the north across the creek.

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Let me fly

 'Let me fly' pleads the baby to its father in my balcony.

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Skywatch

A few clouds, birds and branches of a tree in the vast blue sky.

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Paneer and Ice Cream

Paneer is Indian cheese. With temperatures rising Ice creams are the way to go!

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Bandra across the bay

Bandra viewed from Worli across the bay.

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Bandra by night

Bandra at night.

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Portrait

Beautiful portrait on the wall in Worli.

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Resting moon

 A tired Super moon resting awhile before setting.

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Sunbird

A male purple rumped sunbird in my balcony. 

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Supermoon sky

The 1st supermoon of 2021 playing with clouds and a bird.

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Green Mumbai

The sign in Marathi (State language of Maharashtra) translates to - Green Mumbai, Clean Mumbai.

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Purple rain

Purple flowers rained from the blooming tree in Bandra Kurla Complex.

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Banyan tree

A grand old banyan tree opposite Gateway of India. It must have seen so much happening there in its lifetime!

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Colourful Mural

Colourful mural on the wall in Worli.

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Sion Fort

The Sion Hillock Fort was built under the regime of the English East India Company, between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when Gerard Aungier was the Governor of Bombay. When it was built, the fort marked the boundary between British-held Parel island and the Portuguese held Salsette Island that lay to the north across the creek.

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Angry bird

 

An Asian male Koel on the banyan tree looks upset as maybe he lost his girl.

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Minaret

 A minaret of the Haji Ali mosque in Worli. Under renovation.

The Haji Ali Dargah is a mosque and dargah (tomb) or the monument of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari in Worli.

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Art project

Sign of the group that is responsible for the beautiful murals on the walls in Worli.

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