Row upon row of open-air concrete wash pens, each fitted with its own flogging stone, while Bombay's dhobis (around 200 dhobi families work together here) relentlessly pound the dirt from the city's garments in a timeless tradition
Known as the world's largest outdoor laundry, Dhobi Ghats is where Mumbai's traditional launderers -- or dhobis -- provide a wonderful service, collecting dirty laundry, washing it, and returning it neatly pressed, all for a very small fee. Stubborn stains are removed by soaking garments in a boiling vat of caustic soda.
Drying takes place on long, brightly colored lines; and heavy wood-burning irons are used for pressing. Amazing that they don't get the clothes mixed up confused with others, at least you don't hear of any.
3 comments:
How come I don't see any benderas???
Benderas? Whats that? Flag ah? Or did you mean Antonio Banderas? Too busy playing Zorro *nyuk-nyuk*
No lah! The Brits wear the Union Jack, the Malaysians wear the Jalur Gemilang, so what do Indians wear???? You know??? Heheheheh!
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