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Naya Pul

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Creator(s)
engineer: George William Marrett (English, 19th century), patron: Afzal ad-Dawlah Asaf Jah V (Indian (South Asian), 1827-1869)
Indian (South Asian)
Time period
creation date: 1859
Location
Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)
Cultural context
Indian (South Asian)
Islamic
Description
the dhobi is a traditional laundryman, who will collect your dirty linen, wash it, and return it neatly pressed to your doorstep. All for a pittance. The "laundries" are called "ghats": row upon row of concrete wash pens, each fitted with its own flogging stone. The clothes are soaked in sudsy water, thrashed on the flogging stones, then tossed into huge vats of boiling starch and hung out to dry. Next they are ironed and piled into neat bundles
general view, view looking east from Purana Pul of the dhobi ghat; with Naya Pul visible in the distance, 1986
Work type
Bridge (built work)
Laundry (business)
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Rights
(c) Rahul Mehrotra 1986
Access rights
All rights reserved
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