Koli Sea Food Festival, 2010

Just like other communities, Koli is also a famous community in Mumbai and most of the coastal areas. The moment I hear the word "Koli", I remember the image of a Koli woman with a sharp knife, basket full of variety fish and also the ornaments they wear during certain festivals like Naarli Pournima (Raksha Bandhan) and few other festivals. I have come across people where they are afraid of these Koli women who sometimes abuse customers in the fish market. But believe me they are very very friendly and down to earth in nature. If you are a regular visitor in the fish market, they might give you a huge discount and a good fresh catch too.

On 24th Jan. I visited the Koli Sea Food Festival at Versova, Mumbai. This festival is held every somewhere around Republic Day. This year it was from 23-25 Jan. Kolis from Versova wear their traditional dresses and ornaments for this festival which comprises of around 45-50 stalls. These stall have variety of fish like Pomfret, Bombay Duck, Crab, Prawns, Lobster, Surmai and many many more. one can enjoy the fresh sea food with the live Koli songs. I am sure you will not be able to control after watching the images, so do keep in mind about this festival next year and enjoy the images.

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Thanks & Regards.