Mora, Maharashtra

Mora is a port serving the town of Uran in Maharashtra, India. Ferry services connect to Ferry Wharf and Gateway of India in Mumbai. Occupation of the inhabitants is mostly fishing related, where in women mostly sell fish in Mumbai, mora and uran. Men especially have shifted to various other professions due to increased literacy and financial risks involved in fishing. Most of the population is Hindu, the town is well known for its temples in particular the sai baba temple near the ferry booking office which observes a number of devotees from nearby region mostly gathering on Thursdays. The town saw a boom during 1980s and 1990s because of fish exporting and smuggling, in which many of them created good wealth but after the Mumbai riots in early 1990s most of smuggling stopped and fishing

Mora, Maharashtra

Mora is a port serving the town of Uran in Maharashtra, India. Ferry services connect to Ferry Wharf and Gateway of India in Mumbai. Occupation of the inhabitants is mostly fishing related, where in women mostly sell fish in Mumbai, mora and uran. Men especially have shifted to various other professions due to increased literacy and financial risks involved in fishing. Most of the population is Hindu, the town is well known for its temples in particular the sai baba temple near the ferry booking office which observes a number of devotees from nearby region mostly gathering on Thursdays. The town saw a boom during 1980s and 1990s because of fish exporting and smuggling, in which many of them created good wealth but after the Mumbai riots in early 1990s most of smuggling stopped and fishing