Dhobi Ghat

This article is about the place in Mumbai. For the general use of "dhobi ghat", see Dhobi ghat. For other uses, see Dhobi Ghat (disambiguation).

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Mumbai Dhobi Ghat Laundry District
Individual wash pens at Dhobi Ghat
Mumbaikar dhobis at work in the Mahalaxmi area

Dhobi Ghat is an open air laundry in Mumbai, India.[1] It was constructed in 1890.[2] The washers, known as dhobis, work in the open to clean clothes and linens from Mumbai's hotels and hospitals.

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[3] and there are other dhobi ghat places all over southern Asia.

  1. ^ "Mumbai boasts the world's largest open air laundry". The Globe and Mail. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)