Mumbai (Bombay)

Photographs of Mumbai (Bombay), India, including Dharavi, the Worli Sealink Bridge, Bandra, Malabar Hill, Chowpatty Beach, Crawford Market, Mahim Bay, Juhu Beach and the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. If Mumbai isn’t the craziest city on Earth I don’t know what is. I love it though, due to the spirit and warmth of the people. Mumbai is 20+ million people crammed into a landscape of highrises, ocean beaches, bridges, slums, bays, stadiums, hills, glamorous shopping malls, jewelry dealers, and garbage dumps. It would take a lifetime to really know and understand Mumbai. India’s financial capital and slum capital, nowhere in India is income inequality more apparent. There are individuals in Mumbai with more wealth than ten million of their fellow Indians. Barefoot girls panhandle at busy intersections amid Ferraris and Rolls-Royces.

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Ganesh idols on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Ganesh idols on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Ganesh idols on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Ganesh idols on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A child prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A child prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Ganpati idol at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Ganpati idol at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Hindu families in Mumbai arrive at Chowpatty Beach to immerse their idols of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea, on the 1.5 day immers...
Hindu families in Mumbai arrive at Chowpatty Beach to immerse their idols of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea, on the 1.5 day immersion of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India.
Thousands of people gather at Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India to immerse statues of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea during the Gan...
Thousands of people gather at Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India to immerse statues of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Photos taken during the 1 1/2 day immersion, which is the first of several dates for families to bring their idols for immersion.
Night view of office buildings in Parel, Mumbai, India.
Night view of office buildings in Parel, Mumbai, India.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
A family loads their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) on a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mu...
A family loads their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) on a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A family loads their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) on a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mu...
A family loads their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) on a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A family carries their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) from their home to a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at C...
A family carries their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) from their home to a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A family carries their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) from their home to a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at C...
A family carries their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) from their home to a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the ...
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the ...
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the ...
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the ...
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
Two men sleep while selling trinkets during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Two men sleep while selling trinkets during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
View of Mumbai, India near Mahim, through the windshield of a taxi.
View of Mumbai, India near Mahim, through the windshield of a taxi.
Ganesh idols and highrise apartments, near Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols and highrise apartments, near Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Stunning high-end sculpted figures at a workshop in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Stunning high-end sculpted figures at a workshop in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Large Ganpati idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Large Ganpati idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Large Ganpati idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Large Ganpati idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A family visits a Ganesh Pandal during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A family visits a Ganesh Pandal during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Portrait of a girl and her doll in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Portrait of a girl and her doll in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A family parades their Ganesh Idols and dances in the streets in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh...
A family parades their Ganesh Idols and dances in the streets in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Image of the Hindu deity Hunaman on a tree in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Image of the Hindu deity Hunaman on a tree in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Downtown Mumbai, India near the Curry Road Railway Station.
Downtown Mumbai, India near the Curry Road Railway Station.
People panhandling on the sidewalk in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
People panhandling on the sidewalk in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Mural featuring Ganesh in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Mural featuring Ganesh in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
High-rise apartment buildings in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
High-rise apartment buildings in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
High-rise apartment buildings in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
High-rise apartment buildings in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
High-rise apartment buildings in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
High-rise apartment buildings in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
Lights relfecting in a pond, with silhouetted palm trees, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Lights relfecting in a pond, with silhouetted palm trees, Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Nighttime view of stairways at the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Nighttime view of stairways at the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A boy walks through an urban wetland in Bandra, Mumbai, India.
A boy walks through an urban wetland in Bandra, Mumbai, India.
A boy flies a kite on a rooftop in the Bandra East slum, Mumbai, India. Kite flying is a national pastime in India.
A boy flies a kite on a rooftop in the Bandra East slum, Mumbai, India. Kite flying is a national pastime in India.
A boy flies a kite on a rooftop in the Bandra East slum, Mumbai, India. Kite flying is a national pastime in India.
A boy flies a kite on a rooftop in the Bandra East slum, Mumbai, India. Kite flying is a national pastime in India.
Apartment buildings rise behind a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Apartment buildings rise behind a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Office buildings rise behind a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Office buildings rise behind a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A government sign encouraging citizens to conserve water, oil, and power, hanging in the Bandra Skywalk, Mumbai, India.
A government sign encouraging citizens to conserve water, oil, and power, hanging in the Bandra Skywalk, Mumbai, India.
Residents sit on large water pipes near the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Residents sit on large water pipes near the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A man leans out of a window in a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A man leans out of a window in a slum area in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Double-decker buses in traffic, Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Double-decker buses in traffic, Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Slum dwellngs along the railway tracks near Bandra Station, Mumbai, India.
Slum dwellngs along the railway tracks near Bandra Station, Mumbai, India.
Weathered and rusted sign with a graphic of an ambassador taxi, Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Weathered and rusted sign with a graphic of an ambassador taxi, Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Advertising graffiti on a corrugated metal gate in the market near Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Advertising graffiti on a corrugated metal gate in the market near Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
A man sells pieces of palm to people on a bus in Bandra, Mumbai, India.
A man sells pieces of palm to people on a bus in Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Dusk along a main thoroughfare in the Dharavi-Sion area of Mumbai, India
Dusk along a main thoroughfare in the Dharavi-Sion area of Mumbai, India
A stray dog sleeps on a dirt pile in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
A stray dog sleeps on a dirt pile in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
A lightbulb in a market stall illuminates a small painting of Jesus, Sion, Mumbai, India.
A lightbulb in a market stall illuminates a small painting of Jesus, Sion, Mumbai, India.
A worker in a sweet shop in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
A worker in a sweet shop in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
The words "I Love India" on the back of a bicycle seat in Sion, Mumbai, India.
The words "I Love India" on the back of a bicycle seat in Sion, Mumbai, India.
Two men tend a small sporting goods shop in SIon, Mumbai, India.
Two men tend a small sporting goods shop in SIon, Mumbai, India.
Spices for sale in Sion, Mumbai, India.
Spices for sale in Sion, Mumbai, India.
Spices for sale in Sion, Mumbai, India.
Spices for sale in Sion, Mumbai, India.
Chaos reigns in Mumbai, India, where goats on mounds of construction debris and incredible tangles of electrical wires in res...
Chaos reigns in Mumbai, India, where goats on mounds of construction debris and incredible tangles of electrical wires in residential areas are par for the course.
Goat sitting at the feet of a manequin, Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Goat sitting at the feet of a manequin, Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Men who have either passed out drunk or are sleeping after a hard day's work at a construction site, or borh. On the street i...
Men who have either passed out drunk or are sleeping after a hard day's work at a construction site, or borh. On the street in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
Mumbai India is facing a garbge crisis, with 20 million people and landfills at capacity. Mumbai's rat population is estimate...
Mumbai India is facing a garbge crisis, with 20 million people and landfills at capacity. Mumbai's rat population is estimated to be a mind-boggling 80 million.
Mumbai India is facing a garbge crisis, with 20 million people and landfills at capacity. Mumbai's rat population is estimate...
Mumbai India is facing a garbge crisis, with 20 million people and landfills at capacity. Mumbai's rat population is estimated to be a mind-boggling 80 million.
Mumbai India is facing a garbge crisis, with 20 million people and landfills at capacity. Garbage in public causes infections...
Mumbai India is facing a garbge crisis, with 20 million people and landfills at capacity. Garbage in public causes infections, cholera and other related diseases, and contributes to Mumbai's mond-boggling population of 85 million rats.
Nighttime view of the Mumbai, India skyline and Mahim Bay (Arabian Sea).
Nighttime view of the Mumbai, India skyline and Mahim Bay (Arabian Sea).
Garbage on the banks of Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India.
Garbage on the banks of Mahim Bay, Mumbai, India.
Dusk view of trash on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India.
Dusk view of trash on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India.
Dusk view of trash on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India.
Dusk view of trash on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India.
Trash covers Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Trash covers Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Crowds overwhelm the public beaches of Mumbai, India on the weekends.
Crowds overwhelm the public beaches of Mumbai, India on the weekends.
A family having fun at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
A family having fun at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Two men walk a dog in the Arabian Sea at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Two men walk a dog in the Arabian Sea at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
A family walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A family walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A family walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A family walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A boy walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A boy walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A boy walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A boy walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A boy walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A boy walks on Juhu Beach in Mumbai, India at sunset, with clouds reflecting in the Arabian Sea.
A soccer game at dusk on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
A soccer game at dusk on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
A soccer game at dusk on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
A soccer game at dusk on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
A man hits a cricket ball on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
A man hits a cricket ball on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Boys playing soccer on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Boys playing soccer on Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of air pollution in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of air pollution in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of a high-rise building under construction in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of a high-rise building under construction in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of a high-rise building under construction in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
Aerial view of a high-rise building under construction in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
View of apartment buildings under construction in tropical vegetation on a hillside in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
View of apartment buildings under construction in tropical vegetation on a hillside in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
View of apartment buildings under construction in tropical vegetation on a hillside in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
View of apartment buildings under construction in tropical vegetation on a hillside in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
View of apartment buildings under construction in tropical vegetation on a hillside in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.
View of apartment buildings under construction in tropical vegetation on a hillside in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.