Tons of laundry was being washed and hung out to dry today at Dhobi Ghat

Dhobi Ghat in Mumbai
Dhobi Ghat in Mumbai
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The first place I visited in Mumbai, India, after an absence of 14 years, was Dhobi Ghat. This is a public outdoor laundry where so much laundry is handled that it is said to be β€œwhere all the laundry in Mumbai gathers". Some say it is the largest outdoor laundry in the world. I had visited this place 14 years ago, but I was curious to see how these public laundry facilities were doing in the affluent India. Although I did not check it out properly, it seems that a large amount of laundry is washed here, just as it used to be. The laundry ropes that run around the vast grounds were lined with freshly washed laundry.

Still, as I looked out from the observation deck, I noticed a few things that had changed. If I remember correctly, the skyscrapers rising over Dhobi Gart were not there 14 years ago. When I was here before, there was no observation deck, and I could only see the inside of the building from the overpass. Not satisfied with that, I went inside the Dhobi Ghat. Fourteen years is a long time. Fourteen years is a long time. It seems that nothing has changed, but it has.

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Oct 2024 IN THE CITY INDIA

PHOTO DATA

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12676

Shooting Date

May 2024

Posted On

October 17, 2024

Place

Mumbai, India

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

SONY ALPHA 7R V

Lens

ZEISS BATIS 2/40 CF

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