Skywatch Friday

The sky in Mumbai at 2049hrs tonite! We had a rather stormy afternoon/evening but then around 2000hrs the sky cleared and I managed to capture a bit of sky for our skywatchers around the world!
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Marigolds

A row of shops, in Dadar old flower market, selling Marigolds. These are sold by weight.
The marigold is widely cultivated in India and Thailand, particularly the species T. erecta, T. patula, and T. tenuifolia. Vast quantities of marigolds are used in garlands and decoration for weddings, festivals, and religious events. The common name, "marigold", is derived from "Mary's Gold", and the plant is associated with the Virgin Mary in Christian stories. The different species vary in size from 0.05-2.2 m tall. They have pinnate green leaves, and white, golden, orange, yellow, to an almost red floral heads typically (0.1-) to 4-6 cm diameter, generally with both ray florets and disc florets.
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ABC Wednesday - C

A vendor in Dadar hawking Coriander.
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum), also commonly called cilantro, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Coriander is native to southwestern Asia west to north Africa. It is a soft, hairless plant growing to 50 cm [20 in.] tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the most commonly used in cooking. Coriander is commonly used in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean,Indian, South Asian, Latin American, Chinese, African and Southeast Asian cuisine. The leaves are variously referred to as coriander leaves, cilantro (in the United States, from the Spanish name for the plant), dhania (in the Indian subcontinent, and increasingly in Britain), Chinese parsley or Mexican parsley. The leaves have a very different taste from the seeds, similar to parsley but "juicier" and with citrus-like overtones.
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Apologies for posting it 08hrs late. Had connectivity problems.
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Old flower market

One the railway station side of the flyover in Dadar is the old flower market. Now though it is shifted about 5kms south, there still are the old timers who linger on to sell flowers. The ones that you see in the picture are the hawkers while the licensed sellers ply their trade from regular shops.

Flyover Dadar!

This is one end of the flyover/bridge that goes over the entrance to the local Dadar railway station. You can imagine the chaotic conditions if the traffic had to go through the crowds seen in the photo posted yesterday!

Dadar again

At the end of the road is the Dadar railway station for local trains. About a decade back a flyover was built (on the side of which you can see a hoarding) to ease traffic woes on this road as it is a major arterial route connecting North-South Mumbai. I remember how chaotic it used to be then. Life is easier now for the shoppers, commuters and traffic.

Dadar

We had a respite from the rains that brought out all the hawkers hawking their wares on the road leading to the Dadar railway station. Dadar is a major junction and railway terminus for a lot of interstate/intercity trains. It is humming with activity 24x7 for 365 days of the year.