Saturday, May 24, 2008

M.G. Road - Mulund

Mahatma Gandhi Road in Mulund. Mulund is a suburb of Mumbai. Every city in the country has a popular street named after Mahatma Gandhi - also know as the Father of the Nation (India).

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Hand Wash

In India we eat with our hands. The use of spoons/forks/knives for eating is minimal. So after eating the traditional way, the waiter in this restaurant brings a jar of water and a container and pours water over your hand for washing.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Waiter

The waiter in the Kerala cuisine speciality restaurant 'Rice Boat', in traditional attire. This restaurant is in Bandra - a suburb of Mumbai.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Sadhya

The 'sadhya' is an assortment of curries, rice, appams(like pancakes), rasam(soup) and payasam(dessert) along with papadums, onion rings and banana chips, all served on a banana leaf placed on a tray. This was the speciality of the day at the speciality restaurant 'Rice Boat' in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Boat napkin

The napkin in the Rice Boat restaurant is laid out on the table in the shape of a boat!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Rice Boat

Rice Boat - a speciality restaurant in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai. This restaurant specialises in the cuisine from Kerala (Southern coast of India). This restaurant is listed as one of the must visit speciality restaurants of Mumbai.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Skywalk

A skywalk being constructed from the Bandra railway station in the east to the Bandra Kurla Complex. This is to ease the pedestrians' tensions of being runover on the street below.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Bells and more

Along with bells there are 'gadhas' (weapon used by Hanuman) that adorn the Ghanteshwar temple in Khar, a suburb of Mumbai