Bohras: Bohran Mohalla during a Muharram Majilis, Bendhi Bazaar, Mumbai, India, December 2010

This shot is taken in same place as previous shot during a Muharram Majlis (service session) in Bohra Mohalla (quarter) in the south of Mumbai.

Dawoodi Bohras are Shia-Ismaeilis originally from Gujarat of India. Bohra ladies dress distinguish light and colourful Rida; such a dress and hijab is back to the early 1970s when the orthodox versus reformist clash in the community reached its peak, and the spiritual head of community made the wearing of the dress compulsory.