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IN PHOTOS | Costumes, canines and crowds: Chembur Festival celebrates pets

Updated On: 21 March, 2026 10:21 PM IST | Divya Nair

Chembur's 11-year-old annual pet parade returned on Saturday, March 21, with a mythology theme as hundreds of dressed-up dogs, a fashionably attired iguana, and their proud owners walked Central Avenue Road. Organised by Chembur Citizens Welfare, the free event aims to change negative perceptions about street dogs and promote responsible pet ownership. PICS/ASHISH RAJE

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Chembur's 11-year-old annual pet parade returned on Saturday, March 21, with a mythology theme as hundreds of dressed-up dogs, a fashionably attired iguana, and their proud owners walked Central Avenue Road. Organised by Chembur Citizens Welfare, the free event aims to change negative perceptions about street dogs and promote responsible pet ownership. PICS/ASHISH RAJE

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Chembur's 11-year-old annual pet parade returned on Saturday, March 21, with a mythology theme as hundreds of dressed-up dogs, a fashionably attired iguana, and their proud owners walked Central Avenue Road. Organised by Chembur Citizens Welfare, the free event aims to change negative perceptions about street dogs and promote responsible pet ownership. PICS/ASHISH RAJE
<p data-start="250" data-end="420">A pug dressed in a colourful patterned ethnic outfit with a green harness was among the participants at the mythology-themed pet parade&nbsp;</p>

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A pug dressed in a colourful patterned ethnic outfit with a green harness was among the participants at the mythology-themed pet parade 

<p dir="auto">A woman holds her adorably dressed Shih Tzu, adorned with pink and gold accessories, as children and families gather around the pet parade</p>

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A woman holds her adorably dressed Shih Tzu, adorned with pink and gold accessories, as children and families gather around the pet parade

<p>A pet rescuer poses with her rescued street dogs at Chembur Festival&nbsp;</p>

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A pet rescuer poses with her rescued street dogs at Chembur Festival 

<p data-start="211" data-end="355">A fluffy Shih Tzu in a cosy harness is lifted by a pet parent as spectators capture the moment at the pet parade&nbsp;</p>

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A fluffy Shih Tzu in a cosy harness is lifted by a pet parent as spectators capture the moment at the pet parade 

<p>Dogs were not the only pets at the parade. Siddhant Kamble, a Chembur resident, brought his pet Ranga, a green iguana dressed in a colourful outfit and miniature hat, to the Chembur Festival.&nbsp;</p>

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Dogs were not the only pets at the parade. Siddhant Kamble, a Chembur resident, brought his pet Ranga, a green iguana dressed in a colourful outfit and miniature hat, to the Chembur Festival. 

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