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Dhobi Ghat

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Mumbai Dhobi Ghat Laundry District
Mumbai Dhobi Ghat Laundry District

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 1890.The phrase dhobi ghat is used all over India to refer to any place where many washers are present. Inspired by the Mumbai Dhobi Ghat (then Bombay), the British built Dhobi Ghat in Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1902 and there are other dhobi ghat places all over southern Asia.

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Dhobi Ghat
Dr E Moses Marg, Mumbai G/S Ward (Zone 2)

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Dhobi Ghat

Dr E Moses Marg
400027 Mumbai, G/S Ward (Zone 2)
Maharashtra, India
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