MUMBAI toURISM

Mumbai it is a capital city of the Maharashtra, previously Mumbai was famously known as Bombay. It is one of metropolitan city of India. Mumbai is famous for its world second largest film city popularly known as Bollywood. It is the fastest moving, most affluent & most industrialized city in India. It also has India's busiest international airport & country's busiest port, handling nearly 50% of the country's total foreign trade. The famous slogan which people use for Mumbai is - it is a city which never sleeps. Mumbai is most famous for its night parties, its disco & its enthusiastic crowd which is always ready to get party all night.

Gateway of India : It is situated at the sea shore in the days when most visitors came to India by ship & when Bombay was India's principal port, this was indeed the 'gateway' to India. today it is merely Mumbai's landmark. Gateway if India is a place where you can get much relaxed & you can also imagine that what a relax you have when you are sitting on rocks down to the Gate & tides of sea touching your feet , then suddenly a wind comes along with the water dues & touches your whole body.

Colaba Causeway : The streets behind the Taj Mahal Hotel are the traveler's centre of Mumbai. Here you will find most of the cheap hotels & restaurants. Colaba Cause way, now renamed Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, extends to the end of the Colaba promontory, the southern Mumbai Island.

St. John Church : This church, also known as the Afghan Church, was built in 1838 & is dedicated to the soldiers who fell in the Sind campaign of 1838 & the First Afghan War of 1843.

Jehangir Art Gallery : Within the compound of the museum stands Mumbai's principal art gallery. There are often special exhibitions of modern Indian art here.

Marine Drive : Now officially renamed Netaji Subhash Road Marine Drive is built on land reclaimed in1920. It runs along the shoreline of Back Bay, starting at Nariman Point & sweeping around by Chowaptty Beach & up to Malabar Hill. The road is backed with high residential buildings &ids one of Mumbai most popular promenades.

Jain Temple : This marble temple was built in 1904 &is dedicated to the first Jain tirthankar, Adinath. It's typical of modern Jain temples in its gaudy, mirrored style. The walls are decorated with pictures of incident in the lives of the tirthankars.

Hanging Garden : On the top of the Malabar Hill, these gardens were laid out in 1881 & are correctly known as the Pherozeshah Metha Gardens. They take their names from the fact that they are built on top of a series of reservoirs that supply water to the Mumbai. The formally laid out gardens have a notable collection of hedges shaped like animals & there are good views over the city.

Mahalaxmi Temple : Descending from Malabar Hill & continuing around the coastline, you come to the Mahalaxmi Temple, the oldest in Mumbai &, appropriately for this city of business &money, dedicated to the goddess of wealth the images of the goddess & her two sisters were said to have been found in the sea.

Helping Facts

Airways : Mumbai airport is an extensive network of flights operating to & from Mumbai's Sahara & Santa Cruz airports. The domestic airport (santacruz) is some distant away from the international terminal & there are two parts to it the old terminal & the new one - about five minute walk from each other. Mumbai is main international gateway to India, with far more flights than Delhi, Calcutta or Chennai. It is also having the biggest network of domestic flights.

Railways : Mumbai is the headquarters for the Western, Central & Konkan Railways. Regular train services connect Mumbai with all major towns & cities in India. There are five major railway terminals in the city.

Road : Mumbai is an important junction on the National Highway Nos. 3,4,6,8,9 &17 radiate from the city & connect it with all the major towns & cities in India.

Climate : In the summer season the temperature raises up to 43- 46'C & in winter it reduces till 17-20'C but mostly climate remains much humid due to the beaches around the city.

Further Connection : It is the second biggest international airport and Mumbai is connected to the every part of India.

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