Mumbai, the commercial & entertainment capital of India is also the state capital of Maharashtra. Famously called as ‘City of Dreams’, ‘City of Bollywood’. It’s a cosmopolitan city is established by seven islands in Arabian Sea. It was renamed from Bombay to Mumbai in 1995.
Mumbai is the most populated city of India with around 20 million people. The commonly spoken languages in Mumbai are Hindi, Marathi and English. Number of people migrate to Mumbai in search of their destiny &fortune. People from every part of India with different cultural & geographical background can be found in Mumbai.
BSE known as Bombay Stock Exchange is one among the prominent stock markets of the world. Who doesn’t have an idea about Bollywood that makes Mumbai a city of stars and celebrities? Maximum commuters, students, employees, businessman etc travel through Local Train daily. That’s why, Local trains are known as life line of the city. Dabbawalas network of Mumbai one of the best example of team work and well organized system of the world.
Mumbai is one of favorite tourist attraction of western coastal of Maharashtra. Street Food, Beaches, Monuments of British era, Sightseeing Places, Temples and famous markets for shopping in Mumbai.
Gate Way of India:
The Gate way of India is the most famous historical monument& aniconic representation of the city. This arch was builtto commemoratethe visit of British Monarch King GeorgeV.Ferry ride from here to elephant caves can be very much enjoyable. Well-known&nearby places are The Taj Hotel and Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
Elephanta Caves:
Elephanta Caves situated on Elephanta islands and 11kms away fromGate Way of Mumbai, can be reached thru ferry ride. These caves dedicated to Lord Shiva are regarded as World Heritage sites.
Sri siddhivinayakTemple:
One of the famous temples of Lord Ganesha located in Prabhadevi is Sri siddhivinayak Temple. Lord Ganesha is worshipped as the destroyer of hindrances. Many people including celebrities visit here and offer prayers to the deity.
Beaches in Mumbai:
Mumbai has many beaches. One of the famous of them is Juhu beach, which is also known as Juhu Chawpaty by locals. It is famous for street foods like Bhel puri, Pav bhaji and Gola.
Marine Drive:
Marine drive is 3.5 kilometers long beachfront. The "C" shaped beachfrontis famously termed as "Queen’s Necklace". HangingGarden is located on Malabar hills. Here you can watch beautiful sunset. Jehangir Art Gallary and Chatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sagrahalaya are the famous Museums.
Mumbai Street Food:
Mumbai is well known for its unique taste of street food. Most famous one is Vada Pav, deep fried potato dumpling put inside a bun. The other verities are pav bhaji, bhel puri, Shev Puri, Paani Puri Sandwiches, Frankie, Ragada Pattice.
Summers of Mumbai are too humid and during Monsoon it rains very heavily and continuously so November to February is the best time to visit. As a traveler you can spend 2-3 days in this dynamic city.
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