Hari Om Sailoon

Hari Om Sailoon is a small place we have in the Phulwarisharif area of Patna. If you are heading towards the Muslim Mazar, you will find us nearby. We used the spelling "Sailoon" because that’s just how it felt like putting it on the board at the time. It is a very basic, local barber shop. We don’t have air conditioning or anything like that, just some good fans and a few chairs for our customers. People from all over Phulwarisharif come by, mostly for a quick shave or a standard haircut. It’s a very friendly atmosphere where everyone knows each other. We’ve seen kids grow up coming here, first sitting on a wooden board placed across the chair arms and now sitting in the chairs themselves as grown men. The location near the Mazar means it’s a spiritual and busy part of town, so there is always a nice energy around the shop. We keep our tools clean and our prices fair because that’s what people in this neighborhood expect. It’s not a place for anything complicated, just the kind of thing you’d expect from your local barber. We open early and stay open until the last customer is done in the evening. It’s hard work, but we like being a part of this community in Patna and seeing the same faces every week. It’s just a regular life for us here, cutting hair and chatting with the neighbors.