Overview

  • Features: Mumbai’s oldest and biggest human-powered washing machine
  • Opening Times: Dawn to dusk, daily
  • Best Time to Visit: Late October to early March
  • Duration: 10 to 20 minutes
  • Travelled By: Auto rickshaw
  • Cost: Free
  • Address: Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Type: Structure

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Summary

The Mahalaxmi dhobi ghat is the largest and oldest human powered washing machine in Mumbai. This is the place where all the clothes and linen from Mumbai’s hotels and hospitals get washed. It makes for a great tourist attraction and a colourful photo opportunity.

Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat Mumbai

 

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The Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat is a well known open air laundromat located next to Mahalaxmi railway station in Mumbai, India. This 140-year-old dhobi ghat is Mumbai’s oldest and biggest human-powered washing machine. The term ‘dhobi ghat’ is used all over India to refer to any place where many human washers are present.

 

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The hundreds of washers, locally known as dhobis, work in the open to wash the thousands of kilograms of dirty clothes and linen from Mumbai’s hotels and hospitals. There are rows of open-air concrete wash pens; each of the 1026 troughs is fitted with its own flogging stone.

 

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Known as the world’s largest outdoor laundry, Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat is a very popular attraction in Mumbai and makes for a colourful photo opportunity.

 

Getting to & from Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat

The dhobi ghat 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 best view and photo opportunity is from the bridge across the railway tracks near Mahalaxmi train station.

 

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