| Places around Haj Ali Dargah |
| Hanging Gardens |
| The Hanging Gardens or Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens are terraced gardens perched at the top of Malabar Hill. The Hanging Gardens provides pleasant sunset views over the Arabian Sea. The garden feature numerous hedges carved into the shapes of animals. Over Bombay's main reservoir the park was laid out in 1881. |
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| Juhu Beach |
| The most famous beach in Mumbai and situated on the shores of Arabian Sea in Juhu suburb is Juhu Beach. The Vile Parle side, the Santacruz side and the third one is from the Andheri side are the main three main entrance to the beach. Juhu beach is famous for Mumbai street food, notably bhelpuri, pani puri, chaats, and of course pav bhaji. |
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| Malabar Hills |
Highest point in the city center, Malabar Hill in South Mumbai with a height of 50 meters presents an eye-catching view of the city. Celebrities like business tycoons, film makers, actors, Governor and the Chief Minister of Maharashtra visit the place very often. Religious structures in the region are Jain Temple and Parsi Tower of Silence.
Mumbai was inundated by pirates from the Malabar Coast (Kerala) in the early days of city's growth. A sentinel was built on the hill with the intention of defending the city, which offered the best view of the sea approaches at that time. And consequently, the hill came to be known as Malabar Hill. Malabar Hill is certainly a place to be visited in Mumbai amidst such great tourist attractions and hard sell popularity. |
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| Prabha Devi Temple |
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Prabha Devi temple built in 1715, situated at the crossroads of Veer Savarkar Marg and Appsaheb Marathe Road. The main idol of Shakambhari devi, dates to the 12th century in the temple. The Yadav king, Raja Bimba of Gujarat who ruled this area was the great disciple goddess Shakambaridevi. When the Mughals invaded the area, the idols were shifted to safer location to escape vandalism according to the temple priest. The temple was built under Shyam Nayak supervision. With wooden beams and tiled walls the temple has a wide portico.
On the either side of the main idol of Shakambaridevi, two manifestations of Shakti Kalika and Chandika are present. Laxmi Narayan and Shiva are also present in the temple premises. Gajanan Kirtikar trust run by the descendants of Shayam Nayak maintains the temple. A ten day "Jatra" (Mela) is held, beginning on the full moon day, every year in the Pausha (January) month of the Hindu calendar, to celebrate the Prabhavatidevi. |
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