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As fishing picks up the Worli village market sees more customers.

Kolim is stored outside the houses. Women who sell keep these in stock, many houses are full of kolim, which are then sold in local markets. Small tubs are kept out to keep the kolim fresh.

The market gives a deserted a look. On vaars or days like Mondays and Thrusdays women do not sell fish as people fast and do not visit the market.

Crabs, Bangda, Modka wilt quickly in the summer heat in Worli fish market.

Pavements and khalis next to it. Stones are used to demarcate the khali spaces by families.

The khalis and pavement both are made up of cement, unlike the "Shen"(cowdung) which was used earlier.

Cement unlike shen lasts through the season.  Earlier shen was brought from Bandra via boats, but it has been stopped since the 90s down given to the closure of animal sheds.

Shubha a khali worker who is her 60s was wearing a scarf topped with a white hat was just taking a breather after collecting and tying bags of kolim .

This is part of 30 kgs that she that she collects each day, winnows and packs by herself before the wholesale traders come in. Her khali is right at the edge of the lush green landscape turns brown as the congress grass wilts.

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During the winter season when there is no kolim, recently the khali grounds were utilized for "Koli food festival" where locals sold Koli cuisine.

Such initiatives have been taken in few Koliwadas - Mahim, Versova etc in Mumbai where the shore side is used to put up make shift tents and seating to serve koli food.

The church and temple are located near the Khalis.

During the kolim season spaces outside the temples are used both for drying kolim and boat parking depending upon kolim catch and fishing activity.

Like the khalis, the pathway leading to the jetty and in and around khalis are now concretized.

Every year the pavements leading to khalis and jetty are repaired.  

The jetty is not only a fish landing harbour but also becomes a place for residents of the koliwada to catch up at the end of the day.