Destination No. 4 : Bhau Cha Dhaka, Mumbai

  JAIN IN PAIN

Ferry Ride - Passenger Terminal

Captured by Viraj Lokhande

Oh fish! Not this time… my Jain friend claimed. So it was me who decided to torture my friend. I was damn sure he won’t be hanging around with me after that. But we needed fun so here it is. BHAU CHA DHAKKA. A place filled with fishes, fishes, fishes and… some more fishes.

Bargaining xP

Fishes are tasty to eat but their foul smell was already killing Bhavin. Bhau Cha Dhakka is a port for the local fishermen who go to sea on daily basis for catching fish and bring those at this terminal. Bhau cha Dhakka alone handles over 2000 metric tons of sea food per day. Photography inside this place is not allowed. If found snapping then they’ll delete all the pictures or confiscate the camera as clicking pictures there is an offense. Several boards put up there indicate so. We somehow managed to grab some pictures of the place.

 

My friend Bhavin who is pure Jain by religion could not stand the smell of fishes. Now you know the reason I chose this place. This place carries a different aura in itself. For fishermen everyday is a new war. The market set up there gives you a slight impression of our population count. There are live auctions every day. The common people wake up early so that they could get a fresh fish. Every fish that arrives to Bhau cha Dhakka is freshly caught and transported later.

The place is also called as “New Ferry Wharf”. For viewers the place has also arranged a ferry ride. They give you a whole ride of the Arabian Sea. Even here clicking of pictures is prohibited. I don’t know why they have come out with such rules!! The food here is really cheap but fresh.  

 

Google Image - because we don't have a helicopter

Sadly I couldn’t wait longer as my friend puked after he couldn’t manage the smell. It was a kind of fishery day to him. Well it was fun to see something that was never seen before. 2000 metric tons daily! Damn !

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