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The Global Vipassana Pagoda as viewed from the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

Ref Wikipedia "The Global Vipassana Pagoda is built out of gratitude to the Buddha, his teaching and the community of monks practicing his teaching. Its traditional Burmese design is an expression of gratitude towards the country of Myanmar for preserving the practice of Vipassana. The shape of the pagoda is a copy of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. It is being built combining ancient Indian and modern technology to enable it to last for a thousand years"

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Strays playing around in the Mahim Nature Park, Mumbai.

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The 'skywalk' that connects the Bandra Railway Station on the eastern side to the many commercial complexes in Bandra Kurla Complex.

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Little egret in a housing comples in Prabhadevi, Mumbai.

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Hutments being replaced by skyscrapers in Andheri, Mumbai.

P.S EDIT: In response to all those wondering about the fate of the people occupying those hutments - There are various schemes that are offered depending on how long these people have been occupying that land. Either they are offered apartments in a building there or offered compensation to shift elsewhere.

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The skyline towards central and South Mumbai.

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MIG Cricket club in Bandra(East), Mumbai.

P.S. Clicked this from the terrace of our new (redeveloped) apartment complex 'Jade Gardens'

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Durgadevi temple atop Gilbert Hill in Andheri, Mumbai.

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This one is for Carmen. At the Sewri mudflats in Mumbai.

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The beached ship has become a tourist attraction! Attempts to tug it away have failed and now will be retried after a fortnight due favorable tides.

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And the rains continue in Mumbai...

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Children celebrating the rains in Mumbai.

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Fruit picking during the weekend in Bandra (East), a prime suburb of Mumbai. In the pic on the left spot the boy who has climbed the tree to pluck the juicy Jambul also know as Jamun. Bunches of Jambul can be seen in the pic on the right. The Jambul resembles a large berry and is oblong and ovoid. It is green when just appearing, pink as it matures, and shining crimson black when fully ripe.

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The heat is on in Mumbai. Watering of plants at Ballard Estate.

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Visitors to the Sewri mudflats for birdwatching.

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New Hind House in Ballard Estate.

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The Hindustan Petroleum building in Ballard Estate.

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The Magen David Synagogue at Byculla Synagogue was built in 1864 by the late David Sassoon who was the founder of the Sassoon empire in India. In the compound of the Synagogue there are two Jewish Schools which are run by the Sir Jacob Sassoon High School Trust and the E.E.E. Sassoon High School Trust, in which Jewish children were educated. With the paucity of Jewish students the Schools are open to all Communities, and at the moment, since the population around the vicinity are Muslims, almost 98% of the students are Muslims. In the compound we also have the Lady Rachel Free Dispensary which is run by the Trust, a doctor is employed to look after the poor and needy Jews who require medical aid.

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The iconic AirIndia building at Nariman Point in South Mumbai.

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One of the old time restaurants opposite the GPO in South Mumbai.

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