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A dhobi wallah washes clothes in a laundry space at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A dhobi wallah washes clothes in a laundry space at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A man carries laundry from the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A man carries laundry from the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A man tends to the boiling urns in the dhobi ghat.
A man tends to the boiling urns in the dhobi ghat.
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A worker sorts clothes amid the steam of the Dhobi ghat.
A worker sorts clothes amid the steam of the Dhobi ghat.
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A man beats laundry on a stone to clean it at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A man beats laundry on a stone to clean it at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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The dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
The dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A woman scrubs clothes at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A woman scrubs clothes at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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Man manoeuvre laundry at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
Man manoeuvre laundry at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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The dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
The dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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Built at the turn of the century by the Raj, the laundry space is the largest in the world where approximately two hundred fa...
Built at the turn of the century by the Raj, the laundry space is the largest in the world where approximately two hundred families hand wash clothes and hotel linen daily. The seven hundred concrete washing spaces are passed through generations of dhobi (laundry worker) families.
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Men washing clothes at the Dhabi ghat in Mumbai.
Men washing clothes at the Dhabi ghat in Mumbai.
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Washer-men at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
Washer-men at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A man rests in an alley way in the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A man rests in an alley way in the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A man washes himself after a day’s work at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A man washes himself after a day’s work at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A washerman beats clothes against a stone to clean them at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A washerman beats clothes against a stone to clean them at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A man takes a drink from a pan in the dhobi ghats in Mumbai.
A man takes a drink from a pan in the dhobi ghats in Mumbai.
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Workers sort clothes and linens at the dhobi ghats in Mumbai.
Workers sort clothes and linens at the dhobi ghats in Mumbai.
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Dhobi Wallahs was themselves at the open air ghat in Mumbai.
Dhobi Wallahs was themselves at the open air ghat in Mumbai.
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A dhobi wallah beats clothes on a stone to clean them at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A dhobi wallah beats clothes on a stone to clean them at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A washer man or dhobi wallah tends to a steaming vat of water containing boiling sheets.
A washer man or dhobi wallah tends to a steaming vat of water containing boiling sheets.
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A man presses a pair of trousers with a traditional coal-filled iron at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
A man presses a pair of trousers with a traditional coal-filled iron at the dhobi ghat in Mumbai.
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A man loads laundry in from of the dhobi ghat whilst a cow rests on the road.
A man loads laundry in from of the dhobi ghat whilst a cow rests on the road.
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