Mumbai Shop Photos

Pictures of Bombay shops.

2005/10/05


Panwalla with a big red tikka on his head, next to photo of shiva, his betel leaves covered with a red cloth and sprinkled with rose and marigold petals, note the rusty thermocol ice box on his right side.


The well dressed newspaper man in a gr8 t-shirt outside the irani hotel selling maggi noddles, he is piling the Midday evening tabloid over the Samana. There is traffic policeman in the left top corner, this Opera house junction.


PCO (Public call office) at the coconut shop under goddess lakshmi's photo, while the owner is reading the newspaper.


The gajra (flower garland) maker and seller.


The artist is standing outside the raddi (recycling) shop, the guy is inside will buy old books for Rs5/kg and sell them for Rs5 each.


The artist forced to sell his paintings to fuel his chula.


The shoe seller is a determined man, with his head under the blue bata chappals.


Bohra kakaji (senior citizen) frame maker of the east.


Roadside goldsmith and jeweller in Bhuleswar making magalsutras (black and gold necklaces for married women), cost around Rs. ten thousand each.


Lady selling grass to her own cow for 50 paisa, and paid for by the religious pilgrims to the temple. She is sitting next to the Tea shop on a wooden crate.


"Con banega crorepati" (translation: who will be the husband of a multi-millionaire) is the slogan of this young lottery ticket seller, while the man in the loud red shirt is picking the winning ticket.


Happy is the lotus dealer on right and the ganapati decoration dealer on left under the signal. Notice the fire hydrant on the top right.


Angry is the flower man, while his wife is ill at home.


Vada pav specialist keeping a watch over his bhajia shop.


Bombay locksmith making keys out of smoke. He is got a 7up water bottle, a matchbox, pliers, and a good haircut.

Shops of Mumbai