Hidden Mumbai Part 3

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The Deepmalas or lamp towers are an imposing sight. There are five of these ornate pillar-like stands with depressions tohold oil lamps, or diyas, surrounding the tank. They are also believed to be “Jeevanth Samadhi” of saints.12
Nearby, the Parshuram Temple is one of onlya handful of temples of its kind in existencein India. Lord Parshuram, an incarnation ofLord Vishnu, is the most worshiped god in theKonkan region. He’s believed to have createdthe Konkan Coast, reclaiming the land fromthe sea with the fall of his axe.13
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The streets here wereidentified eit
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Acacio Gabriel Viegas (1 April 1856
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The People’s Free Reading Room an
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Credits: Mrunalini Gole77
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Special attention was paid even to
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The preview theatre (42 seat), comp
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Glow in the dark psychedeliclights
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Recently the government opened up t
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Capturing the sun107
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A Very interesting motif showcasing
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Drainage and inlets for fresh air (
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Jal Vihar - the Banquet hall. The c
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The entrance to theRoyal Banquet Ha
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Inside and outside views of theoutd
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The helipad.123
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Spotted DoveThe Scaly Breasted Muni
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Painted StorksThe Green Bee eater e
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Black winged Stilt The breeding hab
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Credits: Dr Raj /Dr Mistry - BNHS14
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The first tree we saw was in the BN
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This is an Uncommon tree for Mumbai
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The Peltophorum tree is widely grow
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Samanea saman or the RAIN TREE is f
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The TREE OF HEAVEN (Ailanthus altis
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Plumeria rubra another variety of p
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The SITA ASHOK TREE is one of the m
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THE JUNGLI BADAM TREE (sterculia fe
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The CANNON BALL TREE is from Centra
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The BHEND tree has red flowers whic
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TREE OF LIFE -a medicinal tree.Tree
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Ficus benghalensis was the original
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Flamingo SanctuaryCredit : Coastal
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Flamingo Chain179
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Angles191
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Aditya Pai, No Footprints Explore19
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The first thing you will strikeyou
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The Sai Baba Temple andPanchayat -
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Temples, bells and lampsSantoshi Ma
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Dargah of Bibi Sakina and Fatima. T
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Crematorium ..205
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Colour Coordinated homes.Mother Mar
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Chintamani Shivdikar“Machhli huma
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Mumbai is a city where the old and
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Despite its stellar development, Mu
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