Dubbed the laundry slum, Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat is famous for being one of the largest hand washing facilities in the world. The slum derives its name from dhobi, a term for Indian laundrymen who collect and wash linens, and ghat, a word for an Indian open-air Laundromat.

More than 730 dhobis and their families live and work in the slum. Collectively, men, women, and children in the slum handle upwards of a million garments each day. Dhobi Ghat is easily recognizable from afar because of the lines of clothing hanging out to dry at all times of the day.

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