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138 & 139. "Konkan Café" in Taj President Hotel, is the
1st of its kind in a 5-star hotel in Mumbai that offers seasonal
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140 to 142. India is a heaven in our world not only for
photographers, but also for vegetarians like me. The photo (140)
shows my starter (stuffed mushrooms & orange juice) while the photos
(141-142) represents my table in Konkan Café with very delicious
traditional Indian vegetarian cuisines called "Thali" (as main
dish), each one in a traditional copper plate over a banana leaf. "Thali"
is a set of various dishes in one plate. Unfortunately I can't
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143 to 145. The
University of Mumbai,
is one of the oldest and premier Universities in India. It was
established in 1857 AD consequent upon "Wood's Education Dispatch",
and it is one amongst the first three Universities in India. The
building was designed by Gilbert Scott, who designed the
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146. Indian city bus in Mumbai |
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147. An Indian poor badger with her child |
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148. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or CST (formerly Victoria
Terminus) is the city's most exuberant Italian Gothic style building
looks more like a lavishly decorated palace or cathedral rather than
a train station. It was designed by Fredrick Stevens &
completed in the year 1887. An impression strengthened by the tall
dome crowned with a statue representing ‘Progress’. In the public
parts of the station, the Victorian arches soar splendidly above the
hurrying throng. Further information is available
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149 to 151. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
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152 to 154. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |

155. ? |

156. A hotel in Mumbai |

157. A green-grocer sleeping in his shop |
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158 & 160. A very beautiful Hindu temple in Mumbai. I can't remember its
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161. Entrance of the temple |

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162 & 163. Engraved metal doors in the temple |
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164 to 166. Wall-paintings in the temple |
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167. The frieze of one of temple's doors |

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168 & 169. Inside view of dome of the temple |
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170 & 172. Holly statues in the temple |
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173 to 176. Hindus
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177. A praying Hindu & I inside the temple |

178. Me together with Hindu ladies singing prayers |

179. Me with bare feet in the temple |
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180. A corner of the temple full of coconuts |

181. Two carpenters I suppose repairing the temple |

182. A candlestick in the temple |
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183. An inside view of another dome of the temple |

184. Inside the temple |

185. Somewhere like a balcony inside the temple |
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186. Maybe a monument for the founders of the temple |

187. A fruit-monger near the temple |

188. Fresh green-groceries on a sidewalk near the temple |
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189 & 190. Streets of Mumbai |
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192 to 194. "Hanging Gardens" also known as "Ferozeshah Mehta
Gardens" are the perfectly manicured terraced gardens on the slopes
of the Malabar Hill. The park, which was laid out in 1881 AD over
Bombay's main reservoir, owes its name to the renowned barrister
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195 to 197. People in the Hanging Gardens |
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198 to 200. Inside the Hanging Gardens |
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201. Inside the Hanging Gardens |

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202 & 203. City landscape from Hanging Garden |

204. An Indian seller in his shop |

205. Crowded sidewalk in Mumbai |

206. A poor street artist with his funny monkeys |
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207 to 209. "Mani Bhavan", the building where Mahatma Gandhi stayed
during his visits to Mumbai from 1917 to 1934. It is now a small
museum with wonderful photographic record of his life, a
20,000-volume research library, a film & recording archive, personal
items of Mahatma Gandhi & various important documents like
letters to Adolf Hitler & president of USA. |
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210. Me in Gandhi's house (Mani Bhavan) |

211. Me respecting to Mahatma Gandhi in his residence |

212. These are all house furniture of Mahatma Gandhi in Mani
Bhavan |
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213. One of models in Mani Bhavan describing Gandhi's life |

214. Bamboo straws are widely used to scaffold buildings under
construction or repayment |

215. Indian passengers with their beautiful traditional clothes |
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216. A sidewalk in Mumbai |

217. Another street in Mumbai |

218. Another temple in Mumbai |