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Mumbai (Bombay) is a top
international destination for business
and entertainment people as well as for holiday makers from all over the world.
You can make your own travel arrangements, booking cheap India flights and
hotels; or you may let a specialist India travel tour operator take control of
all your travel requirements.
Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay,
"the Good Bay"), derived from Maha Ambe - the name of the Hindu Goddess.
The capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra, the financial centre of India (Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange).
It is on the West Coast of India. It is also the entertainment centre with the
world famous "Bollywood".
Tourist and Spiritual Tours and Attractions (starting out from Mumbai)
Shirdi (Sai Baba of Shirdi) - 122 kms from Nashik
Mahalaxmi Kolhapur Temple
Ghrishneshwar Temple - near Ellora Caves
Ashta vinayak (Ganesh) Temple
Nanded Temple
Nashik Temple
Beaches (some are great distances away from Mumbai but well worth the visit if you have the time)
Dahanu Bordi, Mandwa and Kihim, Marve Manori and Gorai, Shriwardhan Harihareshwar, Tarkarli, Ganapatipule, Velneshwar, Vengurla Malvan
Caves
'Gharapuri' - The Elephanta Caves, catch a Ferry from the Gateway of India, Mumbai;
Ajanta and Ellora Caves; Pitalkhora Caves
and of course Great Shopping and many other tourist attractions.
A snapshot of Bombay (Mumbai) from the
past ...
by Bojidar Karageorgevitch
Perfect palaces surrounded by gardens; and close by, straw sheds sheltering buffaloes, or tents squatted down on common
land ...
A large building of red and white stone, with spacious arcades and a central dome, as vast as a
cathedral, stands at the angle of two avenues — the railway terminus; and a great market of iron and
glass — Crawford Market. Here are mountains of fruit, greenery, and vegetables of every colour and
every shade of lustre; and a flower garden divides the various market sheds, where they sell oranges and limes.
... After breakfast a party of jugglers appeared in front of the hotel; they performed on a little
carpet spread under the shade of a banyan tree.
... Outside the night is moonless, deep blue. Venus seems quite close to us, shining with intense brightness, and the jasmines scent the air, softly lighted
by the lanterns which burn out one by one.
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