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Dhobi Ghat

Dr. E. Moses Rd. | near Mahalakshmi Station, Mumbai (Bombay), India
As featured in Mumbai on a budget
4.0 of 5 stars 111 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Fee: No
Traveler Description: It comes across as a fascinating place, a huge human-powered mass laundry, where 100s of washermen (called "Dhobis" in Hindi) wash clothes in large... more »
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Texas
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46 reviews 46 reviews
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46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

This was a fascinating view into everyday life in India. We stood outside the area watching the workers wash and hang multitudes of laundry for the people in Mumbai. It was amazing to see and provided insight into how people live and work there. More

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Minneapolis, MN
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29 reviews 29 reviews
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119 helpful votes 119 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

They don't allow you to actually enter the washing area. You essentially get a view of the whole thing from on a nearby bridge. It is still fascinating to see all the wash getting done. Beware you will be approached to buy things. More

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San Antonio TX
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

...it's outdoors and it has an amazing record in terms of correctly returning laundry to the right owners. See from the Mahalaxmi bridge which is just to the left of the exit from the rail station. We tried to go down and enter the area itself but some thuggy-looking young men tried to shake us down for money to enter.... More

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012

An interesting place to visit to see the sheer mass of clothes that are cleaned on a daily basis More

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012

This was a really great experience after seeing it depicted in Slumdog Millionaire. Far more organised than I imagined and a stunning place to take unusual photographs. A must see when visiting Mumbai1 More

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South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2012

It is difficult to get up close to the Ghat, but we aprked on a bridge and looked down onto literally tens of thousands of garments and sheets, all hanging out to dry, colour coded and sized - what an amazing sight - and they are the work of 100s of washers or dhobis - somehow, all the washing gets... More

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Tel Aviv, Israel
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012

The Dhobi Ghat it self looks amazing. but the area looks awful. So the way I see it...... don't fell like You have to see it. More

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Tel Aviv, Israel
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012

It's a nice place. but there is nothing much to do there. it's only the Dhobi Ghat and that's it. More

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012

To us westerners this is very weird it is an open laundry in the middle of the slums, where Hospitals and Hotels send their sheets to be washed by slum people, after seeing this you dont feel very comfortable with your hotel sheets anymore..... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012

The entrepreneurial spirit of Mumbai very much on display! The energy level is frenetic....the spirit undying....& lots of color on offer. Truly unique in every which way you see it! My friends from far off places like Germany, Austria & the UK kept clicking away!! More

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