Mumbai, India - Dhobies drying Cloths - Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat
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Mumbai, India - Dhobies drying Cloths - Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat
India - Dhobies drying the Cloths at the Dhobi Ghat (Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat), a well known open air laundromat in Mumbai, India. The Dhobis go by many different names, such as Vannar, Thirumalai Vannar, Madivala, Agsar, Parit, Rajaka, Chakali, Rajakula, Veluthadar and Ekali. This caste group from India and Pakistan specializes in washing clothes. The word Dhobi is derived from the Hindi word dhona, which means to wash. Date: circa 1910s
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