Dhobi Ghat

Dhobi Ghat

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Dhobi Ghat

Dhobi Ghat, the world's largest laundromat with workers bent over piles of clothes and a pungent scent of soap mixed with smoke, is still a reality in Mumbai. Thousand of clothes pass through the 700 stone washing platforms every day and are hung on intricate dry lines, in a colourful show that is one of a kind.

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addressAnandilal P Marg, Mumbai
moreInfoLocated near Mahalakshmi Station.

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