The barber's reward

Here's the other new thing I found when I visited Humayan's tomb: the barber's tomb.

Apparently, Humayan had found a really good shave and cut with this barber. So the barber got something special just for him right next to the emperor.
Wow.

Royal family members only get a slab on the platform of the tomb.
But a good barber? He gets his own mausoleum.

Where the dhobis are

In the shadow of the high rise office buildings,
around a corner,

across from the barber,
there it is: a dhobi ghat (the link is a fun photo essay of a dhobi ghat in Mumbai).

Dozens of washtubs and wash men cleaning clothes which fill the street to dry.

Today, it seems, was a load of whites.

Its a far, far world away from an industrial laundromat.
Or even a home washer-dryer set.
But it's every day reality for centuries of dhobis.

Folks in the market

Here are some of the folks I saw in the market today.

Pilgrims.

Kids on their way somewhere.

Bicyclers going every-which way.

Police officers.

A barber.

And a gorilla.

Yes.

A gorilla.