Visual Contrast

She is dressed in her best for the celebration while he is busy in his daily chores in Vesave (versova), Andheri.

Vesave gully

A narrow lane in the Koli village of Vesave (Versova), Andheri.

Heavenly Holi

Mumbai sky. Purple haze. Holi sky. Blurry bird.

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Audience

Audience at the Holi celebrations of the Koli community in Vesave (versova) in Andheri.

Koli beauties

The Koli women decked in all their finery are out to celebrate Holi in Vesave (Versova) in Andheri.

Koli Holi

Holi is a Hindu spring festival celebrated in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love". For Kolis (fishing community) it is a time to parade their best. All the coastal villages in Mumbai celebrate it in their unique fashion. This image is from 'Vesave' or 'Versova' a fishing community village in Andheri, a Mumbai suburb. Holi was celebrated on 12th and 13th March 2017. The 1st day is celebrated as Holika dahan signifying the victory of good over evil. Holika was a demoness in Hindu Vedic scriptures, who was burnt to death with the help of God Vishnu.The story of Holika dahan signifies the triumph of good over evil. I shall post a pic a day over the next few days to show how it is celebrated by the Kolis.

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Monochrome mania

Residential cum commercial complex on Hill road, Bandra west.

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Hollywood in Bandra

Hollywood on Hill road in Bandra. 

Hill Road

Hill road in Bandra west on a Sunday early morning. This is a road with high density and volume of traffic hence a pleasure to see it like this. The row of houses surprisingly untouched by builders yet to convert them into shopping malls or apartment monstrosities.

Silhouettes

Silhouettes against the cloudless blue Mumbai sky.

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Rural ambiance

A bylane off the Bandra (west) station, like most bylanes in Bandra, has retained a rural flavour.

Graveyard

Impounded by the authorities and abandoned by the owners, In Bandra.

Heritage Bandra Railway station

The Heritage Bandra Railway station on a relaxed Sunday morning.

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Monochrome mania

Catching up on the news in Bandra.

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Independence

My vote matters.

Sharing secrets

New born

The evening Mumbai sky with a newborn moon.

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Crucial junction

At a crucial junction outside the polling booth - to go right or left?

CDP Theme Day - Black and white in color (images that look B+W but are really in color)

A silhouette of a kite flying in a cloudless sky. This photograph is in colour but looks black and white.

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Summer is here.

An old taxi driver catching forty winks on a hot afternoon in Bandra east.

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Monochrome mania

Keeping a watch outside a polling booth in Bandra east.

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Aditya Thackeray

A regional youth political leader being escorted out of the polling booth after he cast his vote in the recent Municipal elections in Mumbai.

Decked up

Kala Ghoda area all decked up for the art festival.

Skywatch

The bird romancing the moon in  a cloudless Mumbai sky at dawn.

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Horse on the wall

A beautiful mural at Kalaghoda.