Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat

A point of interest featured in Mumbai Guide Guidelet.

A day,free,just show up option in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Located at

Why Go: This massive open air laundry provides an unforgettable glimpse into the inside of the city. Dirty laundry from all over Mumbai is brought here and painstakingly hand washed by the dhobis (washermen) in the seemingly endless rows of concrete troughs. The thousands of dhobis spend hours every day standing up to their knees in water filled with chemicals, manually scrubbing and beating the dirt out of each item of laundry.\r\n



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