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Inside the dhow

A dhow builder inside the hold of the boat. Since four centuries the Mandvi dhow building shipyard is active. The manufacturing techniques have hardly changed in 400 years. It takes at least one year to complete one dhow.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Mandvi, India
Copyright: © Stéphane de Rouville