JAIN IN PAIN
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| Ferry Ride - Passenger Terminal |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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.
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| 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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