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IN PHOTOS: Narali Purnima celebrations bring Koli community together in Mumbai

Updated On: 28 August, 2026 11:15 AM IST | Janhavi Pingale

Devotees from Mumbai’s Koli community gathered in Colaba to celebrate Narali Purnima with traditional rituals, colourful festivities and religious fervour. The festival, which holds special significance for the fishing community, marks the beginning of the new fishing season and is observed with prayers and offerings to the sea. (Pic/PTI)

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Devotees from the Koli community celebrate during the ‘Narali Purnima’ festival, at Colaba, in Mumbai. Pic/PTI
Devotees from the Koli community celebrate during the ‘Narali Purnima’ festival, at Colaba, in Mumbai. Pic/PTI
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A Koli couple performs a traditional puja of their boat during Narali Purnima celebrations at Colaba in Mumbai
A Koli couple performs a traditional puja of their boat during Narali Purnima celebrations at Colaba in Mumbai
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Members of the fishing community take a boat ride during the ‘Narali Purnima’ festival, at Worli Koliwada in Mumbai
Members of the fishing community take a boat ride during the ‘Narali Purnima’ festival, at Worli Koliwada in Mumbai
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Womens of the fishing community dressed in traditional Koli attire celebrate during the ‘Narali Purnima’ festival, at Worli Koliwada in Mumbai
Womens of the fishing community dressed in traditional Koli attire celebrate during the ‘Narali Purnima’ festival, at Worli Koliwada in Mumbai
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A woman poses for a picture near a boat during the ‘Narali Purnima’ festival, at Versova Beach in Mumbai
A woman poses for a picture near a boat during the ‘Narali Purnima’ festival, at Versova Beach in Mumbai
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A family dressed in traditional Koli attire poses for a photograph during Narali Purnima celebrations at Colaba in Mumbai
A family dressed in traditional Koli attire poses for a photograph during Narali Purnima celebrations at Colaba in Mumbai

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