Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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The Knesset Eliyahoo, also Knesset Eliyahu, is an 1885 synagogue in Fort (area) in downtown Mumbai. It was built by Jacob Elias Sassoon and his brothers to commemorate their father and is run by the Jacob Sassoon Trust. In 1985, the President of India, Giani Zail Singh, visited to honor the centennial of the building of the synagogue. The Indian Post Office issued a stamp in honor of the centennial.

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36 comments:

  1. lotusleafFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:38 AM

    Beautiful capture. I wonder how you managed it without a single human in the picture!

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  2. Sylvia KFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    I was thinking the same thing as lotusleaf!! but then you are so clever in getting marvelous captures! And this one is no exception!

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  3. LesleyFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    The blue and white really stands out!

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  4. Rakesh VanamaliFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    Rich in character!

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  5. Maude LynnFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    What a gorgeous building!

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  6. TeamgsquareFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    nice building , lovely capture.

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  7. Kay L. DaviesFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    A beautiful building, and I love the fact that it was built by brothers to honor their father.
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  8. Leif HagenFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    I really like the light blue and white colors with the grand architectural details! It looks like it needs some love and cleaning....

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  9. Martha ZFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Very interesting, we don't usually think of Jews in India but I knew a Jewish family who sheltered in India during WWII. They would have perished in Germany had India not welcomed them.

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  10. RajeshFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Beautiful structure.

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  11. Pooja MahimkarFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Wow!

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  12. OlivierFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    encore un tres beau ancien batiment

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  13. ShobhaFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Thanks for sharing the information.
    I never knew this.

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  14. NankaFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    A 125 years!! Stands in glory and still doing the honors.

    The plastic shades look so incongruous with the harmony of the architecture :)

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  15. DinaFebruary 1, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Thanks for showing this big and beautiful synagogue. Is there still a congregation that uses it?

    Greetings from Jerusalem.

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  16. BraComFebruary 1, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    very interesting architecture photo

    Have a nice week,
    Greetings, Bram

    Link to My Word Tuesday post!

    Seen on My World Tuesday

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  17. Blue LotusFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:06 PM

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  18. Blue LotusFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Hmmm..nice point of focus,I don't know what you say in photography lingo,can we have it photoshop-ed with contrast?
    (I cannot even hold a camera properly.So you can ignore.)

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  19. zephyrFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    I have tagged you! Do pick it up and do a brilliant haiku! It is for a cause!

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Wow! the blueish tinge stands apart! Looks soo grand coz of the blue hue :)

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  21. aativasFebruary 1, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    The blueness is enchanting!

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    liked the color of the building and the architecture!

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  23. joshi danielFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    liked the color of the building and the architecture!

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  24. Cezar and LéiaFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    It's a charming and beautiful building and I love the blue there!
    Léia

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  25. brattcatFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    A beautiful synagogue. It is unlike the architecture around it and yet harmonizes well. Is this, perhaps, a metaphor for the Jewish population in India?

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  26. jooFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    It's huge and beautiful!

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  27. London CallerFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    That's like a hidden gem in Mumbai!
    Lovely in blue.

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  28. "THE BARD WHO DOESNT HAVE TO TRY TOO HARD"February 1, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    nice take..as always :)

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  29. NethraFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Another old building. Nice! :)

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  30. Mohini PuranikFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Beautiful capture and nice info! :)

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  31. ArpanaFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    First query came in mind regarding time,have it taken at dawn?

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  32. magiceyeFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    @Arpana this pic was taken on a wintry sunday morn at 09.15am

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  33. MayankFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Nice shot .. have no idea where this is.

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  34. magiceyeFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    @Mayank.. this is behind Rhythm House in Kala Ghoda area

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  36. Siddhartha JoshiFebruary 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    This is very nice...I would love to see the pictures from inside the synagogue as well...

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