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Mumbai: Bollywood, Dhobi Ghat, Crawford Market
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN · 5 stops · 47 km (29.4 mi) · about 2 h 26 min driving · 16 spoken stories
For Bollywood fans and street food seekers, this drive strings together film star haunts, open-air laundries, and sacred temples across Mumbai. Starting at Juhu Beach and ending at Crawford Market, you'll pass celebrity homes, the island shrine of Haji Ali, and the goddess-namesake temple tucked in bazaar lanes. About 2.5 hours of driving through the city's layered culture.
Photo: A.Savin, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons
From Juhu Beach, Mumbai to Crawford Market, Mumbai
The stops
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1
Bandra Bandstand Promenade
The Bandstand Promenade, also known as Bandra Bandstand, is a 1.2 kilometer long walkway along the sea on the western coast of Mumbai, India in the neighborhood of Bandra. It is simultaneously a popular hangout spot, a jogging track and a park.
“Here we are at Bandra Bandstand, a one point two kilometer walkway along the Arabian Sea.”
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Siddhivinayak Temple
The Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha. It is located in Prabhadevi neighbourhood of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was originally built by Laxman Vithu and Deubai Patil on 19 November 1801. It is one of the most popular Hindu temples in Mumbai.
“This is Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir in Prabhadevi, a Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha and one of the most popular temples in Mumbai.”
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Dhobi Ghat
Dhobi ghat or dhobighaat is used throughout south-central Asia to refer to any laundry-place or washing-place where many launderers or clothes-washers are present; they may be ordinary people or professionals who use the place to wash clothes and other linen. Mumbai has several other dhobi ghats, including an extensive dhobi ghat known as Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat.
“Here it is, the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat, the open air laundry you came for, and the largest in the world.”
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Haji Ali Dargah
The Haji Ali Dargah is a Sufi shrine and the monument of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. It is located on an islet off the coast of Worli in southern Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India.
“Out on an islet off the Worli coast sits Haji Ali Dargah, a Sufi shrine and tomb built in fourteen thirty one for Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari.”
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Mumba Devi Temple
Mumba Devi Temple is a Hindu temple in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, dedicated to the goddess Mumbā, the local incarnation of the Parvati. Mumba Devi is the goddess of the city of Mumbai. The name Mumbai is derived from Mumba Devi.
“This little temple in the Bhuleshwar bazaar lanes is where the city gets its name.”
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