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Mumbai
Mumbai a cluster of seven islands, derives its name from Mumbadevi, the patron goddess of the koli fisher folk, its oldest inhabitants. Once a portuguese princess’ dowry and later an adornment of neo-gothic british architecture, Mumbai today, is more than just a metropolis. It is infact an enigma of mud huts & sky-scrapers, age old traditions & high fashions, the industrialists’ haven & movie makers’ hollywood. Bombay is the capital of maharastra and the economic powerhouse of india. Its the fastest moving, most affluent and most industrialised city in india. It has India’s busiest international airport and the country’s busiest port, handling nearly 50% of the country’s total foreign trade. It’s the strong hold of free enterprise in india and major manufacturing centre for everything from cars and bicycles to pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals. It’s the centre for india important textile industry as well as the financial centre and an important base for overseas companies. Nariman point, with india’s tallest buildings, is rapidly becoming a mini-manhattan. Yet once upon a time bombay was nothing more than a group of low lying swampy and malarial flats passed on the british by its portuguese occupiers as a wedding dowry!
Chowpatty Beach: A popular beach where celebration of festivals such as coconut day and the ganesh chaturthi immersions take place.
Gateway of India: This 26 metres high stone archway is the first landmark of Bombay a visitor sees when arriving by ship. Gateway of India in the days when most visitors came to india b ship and when bombay was india’s principal port, this was indeed the "Gateway" to India.
Colaba Causeway: The streets behind the taj mahal hotel are the travelers centre of Bombay. When the fishing boats come in and unload their catch in a colourful scene of intense activity.
Prince of Wales Museum: The first part of this interesting museum was opened in 1923. It was designed in the indo saracenic style. Jehangir art gallery : within the compound of the museum sands bombay’s principal art gallery.
University & High Court: Along k b patel marg, over looking cross maiden, there are several imposing public buildings erected during Bombay’s period of great growth under the british.
Marine Drive: starting at nariman point and sweeping around by chowpathy beach and up to malabar hill. The road is backed with high residential buildings and is one of bombay’s most popular promenades.
Hanging Gardens: They take their name from the fact that they are built on top of a series of reservoirs that supply water to Bombay. The formally laid out gardens have notable collection of hedges shaped like animals and there are good views over the city.
Towers of Silence: The paris is hold fire, earth and water as sacred and thus will not cremate or bury their dead. Instead the bodies are laid out within the towers to be picked clean by vultures.
Mahalakshmi Temple: The oldest in bombay and appropriately for this city of business and money, dedicated to the goddess of wealth.
Victoria Gardens: These gardens which contain Bombay’s zoo and the victoria & alert museum.
Juhu Beach: Its the nearest beach to the city.
Haji Ali Mosque: The tomb of a muslim saint who died while on pilgrimage to mecca.
Jain Temple: Built in marble in 1904, the shrine is dedicated to adinath, the first tirthankara or apostle. Kamla nehru park situated on the slopes of malabar hill, it is mainly a children’s park named after the wife of india’s first prime minister.
Elephanta Island: The island of elephanta is about 10 km north east of apollo bunder and is bombay’s major tourist attraction due to its four rock -cut temples. They are thought to have been rock - cut temples. When the portuguese arrived they renamed it elephanta after the large stone elephant near the landing place.
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