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It
was
so
much
tourist
attraction
place
of
Mumbai
it's
nearly
mahalaxmi
railway
station
and
Jacab
circles
and
gadge
maharaj
mono
rail
station,
it's
so
much
attrective
place
Some
details
of
Dhobi
Ghat
:-
Mahalaxmi
Dhobi
Ghat
is
an
open
air
laundry
place
in
Mumbai,
India.
It
is
located
at
Mahalaxmi
railway
station
in
southern
Mumbai,
it
is
also
accessible
from
the
Jacob
Circle
monorail
station.
The
washers,
known
as
dhobis,
work
in
the
open
to
clean
clothes
and
linens
from
Mumbai's
hotels
and
hospitals.
It
was
constructed
in
189
Overview:-
There
are
rows
of
open-air
concrete
wash
pens,
each
fitted
with
its
own
flogging
stone.
Claimed
to
be
the
world's
largest
outdoor
laundry,
Dhobi
Ghat
is
a
very
popular
attraction
among
foreign
tourists.
It
is
located
next
to
Mahalaxmi
railway
station
on
the
Western
Railway's
Saat
Rasta
roundabout.
It
can
be
easily
seen
from
the
flyover
bridge
of
Mahalaxmi
station.
The
Dhobi
Kalyan
&
Audhyogik
Vikas
Cooperative
Society,
the
apex
body
that
represents
washermen,
estimates
the
annual
turnover
of
the
Mahalaxmi
Dhobi
Ghat
at
around
Rs
100
crore.
For
18
to
20
hours
each
day,
over
7,000
people
flog,
scrub,
dye
and
bleach
clothes
on
concrete
wash
pens,
dry
them
on
ropes,
neatly
press
them
and
transport
the
garments
to
different
parts
of
the
city.
Over
one
lakh
(100,000)
clothes
are
washed
each
day.
Some
of
the
wealthier
dhobis
have
given
up
on
manual
cleaning
and
have
now
installed
large
mechanical
washing
and
drying
machines.
The
dhobis
collect
clothes
from
all
corners
of
the
city,
from
Colaba
to
Virar.
Their
biggest
clients
are
neighbourhood
laundries,
garment
dealers,
wedding
decorators
and
caterers,
and
mid-sized
hotels
and
clubs.
Dhobi
Ghat
garnered
a
Guinness
Book
of
World
Records
entry
under
‘most
people
hand-washing
clothes
at
a
single
location’
in
2011.
In
2013,
World
Records
India
and
World
Amazing
Records
honoured
World
Record
Certificate
to
Dhobi
Kalyan
&
Audhyogik
Vikas
Co
–
op.
Society
Ltd
The
Saat
Rasta
Project
is
a
proposed
Public
Space
Project
along
the
Bapurao
Jagtap
Road,
connecting
Jacob
Circle
to
the
Mahalaxmi
Railway
Station.
This
public
space
will
connect
to
Dhobi
Ghat,
which
is
also
a
major
tourist
attraction.
Home
to
the
dhobis
and
their
families
(around
200
families),
the
Dhobi
Ghat
has
seen
this
occupation
passed
down
from
one
generation
to
the
next.
Also
known
as
the
Mahalaxmi
Dhobi
Ghat,
it
can
be
viewed
easily
from
the
Mahalaxmi
Railway
station.
The
best
time
to
visit
Dhobi
Ghat
is
early
morning
and
early
afternoon.
While
the
dhobis
are
in
action
in
the
morning
to
take
care
of
the
washing
load,
the
early
afternoons
are
an
ideal
time
to
see
the
clothes
dry.
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