Old Makunduchi is a small fishermen's village on the shore of the Indian Ocean with the Nganani mtaa (neighborhood), while New Makunduchi has some modern buildings, shops, as well as some blocks of flats that were built in the 1970s with the aid of East Germans in return for Tanzanian political support internationally.

Makunduchi is the only location having a settlement of these Indians, whose homes are in Cutch and Kathiawar, with the exception of a few in Zanzibar City.

The fronds of the wild date palm are used by the ladies of Makunduchi and Jambiani to create colorful mats with a fringe.

[4] In 1919 the British colonial office builds the Ras Makunduchi Lighthouse next to the historic settlement.

In addition to the practices followed, the natives of Zanzibar and Pemba continue to use the ancient solar calendar that they acquired from the Persians.

The other Wahadimu, Watumbatu, and Wapemba celebrate New Year's Day customs that include putting out fires, scattering ashes at intersections, dusting floury ash against the exteriors of homes, taking ceremonial baths in the sea, and holding feasts.

[5] The Makunduchi people also follow two other traditions; two persons are placed within a tiny banda made of dried coconut leaves.

[11] The original purpose of this festival was to invoke the assistance and protection of spirits in order to ensure the prosperity of the nation and its citizens.