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Outdoor laundry ("Dhobi Ghat") on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India. Workers wash the clothes by beating them on rocks, and then dry them on clothes lines and on the steps of Varanasi's famous ghats.
A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.
A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.
Women in saris bathe in the Ganges River near colorful drying laundry, near Ram Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.
A man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.
A man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.
Cluttered signs inside of Jaisalmer fort, which has been severely compromised by tourism, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India