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Mumbai, Travel and food

Mandapeshwar Caves : The Caves with a turbulent past.

Mandapeshwar Caves

Mandapeshwar caves are a heritage site but to me, it is more like home. There is something about that place that brings a sense of peace and belonging to me more so ever it holds many childhood memories right from spending evenings there to visiting the caves on Shivratri / Tripuri Poornima. So this weekend …

Mumbai, Travel and food

In the narrow lanes of Dharavi, Mumbai

Dharavi

All I knew about “Dharavi” is that it was one of the most populated and polluted areas of Mumbai. My closest connection to Dharavi was through the movie Slumdog Billionaire but honestly, even then I didn’t pay much attention to it. Today, here I was all set to visit Dharavi.

Mumbai, Travel and food

A morning at The Royal Opera House, Mumbai

Opera House

On a busy Saturday morning when most people are rushing to work. I went over to the Royal Opera House for a walkthrough event. Located at a 15 mins distance from Charni Road station, The Royal Opera house is a building that you can’t really miss. In fact, the Royal Opera House looked like a …

Mumbai, Travel and food

A memorable heritage Walk to Kanheri Caves in Mumbai

The Kanheri Caves in Mumbai date back to the 1st century BC. Built from natural basalt rock, there are around 110 caves. Some of them are complete, some half done and a few left mid-way through construction for varied reasons. The work done in these caves ranges from simple to intricate and helps determine the …

Mumbai, Travel and food

Exploring Walkeswar and much more

mumbai

So one of my resolutions for 2018 is to explore my beautiful city, Mumbai. I am glad that I made this resolution because ever since I made it I’ve visited many places and blogged about quite a few of them. This month my explorations took me to a beautiful place that has religious, spiritual, scenic, …