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Mumbai | Photos of the week: Life across the city of dreams

Updated On: 27 December, 2025 02:34 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

From festive crowds and polluted skies to political buzz and everyday moments, these images capture Mumbai’s contrasts, resilience, routine, and rhythm, unfolding across the city this week. (PICS/ Ashish Raje, Sayyed Sameer Abedi, Nimesh Dave)

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From festive crowds and polluted skies to political buzz and everyday moments, these images capture Mumbai’s contrasts, resilience, routine, and rhythm, unfolding across the city this week. (PICS/ Ashish Raje, Sayyed Sameer Abedi, Nimesh Dave)

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From festive crowds and polluted skies to political buzz and everyday moments, these images capture Mumbai’s contrasts, resilience, routine, and rhythm, unfolding across the city this week. (PICS/ Ashish Raje, Sayyed Sameer Abedi, Nimesh Dave)
<h2>Gateway of India, Mumbai&nbsp;</h2> <p>Holiday crowds throng a private jetty near the Gateway of India as speedboats operate at full capacity during the Christmas travel rush. Pic/&nbsp;Ashish Raje</p>

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Gateway of India, Mumbai 

Holiday crowds throng a private jetty near the Gateway of India as speedboats operate at full capacity during the Christmas travel rush. Pic/ Ashish Raje

<h2>Marine Drive, Mumbai&nbsp;</h2> <p>People stroll along Marine Drive amid hazy conditions as Mumbai&rsquo;s air quality ranges from poor to severe, with AQI between 153 and 271. Pic/ Ashish Raje</p>

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Marine Drive, Mumbai 

People stroll along Marine Drive amid hazy conditions as Mumbai’s air quality ranges from poor to severe, with AQI between 153 and 271. Pic/ Ashish Raje

<h2>Marine Drive, Mumbai</h2> <p>Marine Drive is Mumbaikars&rsquo; favourite place to unwind with family, friends, or partners &mdash; a timeless promenade where conversations flow, sunsets glow, and countless memories of the city are made. Pic/ Ashish Raje</p>

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Marine Drive, Mumbai

Marine Drive is Mumbaikars’ favourite place to unwind with family, friends, or partners — a timeless promenade where conversations flow, sunsets glow, and countless memories of the city are made. Pic/ Ashish Raje

<h2>Lalbaug, Mumbai | Ahead of BMC elections 2025&ndash;26</h2> <p>Political party flags and scarves are displayed for sale in Lalbaug as campaigning picks up ahead of Mumbai&rsquo;s civic polls on January 15, 2026. Pic/ Ashish Raje</p>

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Lalbaug, Mumbai | Ahead of BMC elections 2025–26

Political party flags and scarves are displayed for sale in Lalbaug as campaigning picks up ahead of Mumbai’s civic polls on January 15, 2026. Pic/ Ashish Raje

<h2>Bandra, Mumbai</h2> <p>Boys play badminton near a railway track, carving out moments of recreation amid the city&rsquo;s dense urban landscape. Pic/ Sayyed Sameer Abedi<br /><br /></p>

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Bandra, Mumbai

Boys play badminton near a railway track, carving out moments of recreation amid the city’s dense urban landscape. Pic/ Sayyed Sameer Abedi

<h2>Borivali East, Mumbai</h2> <p>A worker paints iron beams of a newly constructed skywalk, adding finishing touches to the city&rsquo;s expanding pedestrian infrastructure. Pic/ Nimesh Dave<br /><br /></p>

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Borivali East, Mumbai

A worker paints iron beams of a newly constructed skywalk, adding finishing touches to the city’s expanding pedestrian infrastructure. Pic/ Nimesh Dave

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