Dhobi wallas, or laundry workers, are an occupational caste found throughout India. In Ft Kochi, there is the Dhobi Khana laundry house where all sorts of laundry is scrubbed, beaten, washed, dried and ironed on a daily basis. Some of the workers have been there 50 years.
This is a multimedia presentation of still images, video and audio shot on a Canon 5D MkII and edited in Fotomagico, Final Cut Pro, and Audacity. Taken in March 2012.