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India - Bombay

Richard Ammon

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Mumbai is formerly Bombay and is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
With an estimated population of thirteen million, it is the second most populous city in the world.
Maharashtra is the one of the most urbanized states in India, contributing to 15% of the country’s industrial output
and 13.2% of its GDP in year 2005-06.

Read the stories about gay India

Produce vendors on the street.
Lunch at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Marine Drive is located in the central Mumbai.  It was
Taraporewala Aquarium is situated along Marine Drive.  It houses exotic
Human tow truck
Many people live in squalid conditions.
Modern office buildings and apartment towers.
Gateway of India outside the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Produce vendors set up anywhere along
Many people have no interior homes
Squatter village by a polluted river
Squatter tents house whole families.
Billboard for a cement company.
Making flower necklaces for sale.
Double-decker bus and jeeps
Mumbai is formerly Bombay and is the capital of the
Mumbai is formerly Bombay and is the capital of the
Mumbai is formerly Bombay and is the capital of the
Mumbai is formerly Bombay and is the capital of the
Mumbai is formerly Bombay and is the capital of the
Colorful Bharal Petroleum gas station
Decorated taxi on jammed street.
Mumbai is formerly Bombay and is the capital of the
Mumbai is formerly Bombay and is the capital of the
Countless street markets are everywhere.
Marine Drive Beach is located in the central Mumbai.  It
Marine Drive Beach is located in the central Mumbai.  It
Colorful taxi interior
Classic Victorian architecture
Gateway of India on the coast.
Gateway of India outside the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Interior of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
A magazine kiosk
Beans, grains, dried fruits and nuts for sale.
Poster at Humsafar LGBT human rights organization .
Western style advertising for jeans
Crushing sugar cane into sugar water,
Fashionable upscale clothing store with guard/doorman.
Colorful plasticware for sale along the
Farm goods are brought in every
Vendor selling farm produce.
Beans, grains, dried fruits and nuts
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, is an historic railway
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, is an historic railway
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, is an historic railway
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, is an historic railway
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, is an historic railway
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, is an historic railway
Sweet-faced student on a private school
Sweet-faced students on a private school bus. Private schools are
Vegetable stand
London-style double-decker buse and local tuk-tuk
Making a mattress on a street
Flower stall
Lean guy waiting
Colorful traditional dress worn by a
Cute guy on a very visible
Young students in western garb.
Squalid quarters along a filthy stream
A very polluted stream in downtown
Colorful women.
Modern women (with cell phones) are
Barber shop haircut cost about 60
An unusual boabab tree on a
Child selling sweets.

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