ABC Wednesday - H for Haar

'Haar' means garland(s) in Marathi - the language of Mumbai, in Maharaashtra. Pictured above are the 'haars' being sold in Matunga, Mumbai

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That's my world

The 'Pearl of the Orient' is the only revolving restaurant in Mumbai, with a breathtaking view of the Arabian sea and the Queen's necklace. It offers a wide range of Oriental cuisine (Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Korean). Serves a 3 course set menu for lunch. Otherwise open for lunch and dinner service.

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Monochrome mania

The top portion of the Vithoba temple in Mahim, Mumbai.

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Camera Critters

Barking deer at the Veermata Jijabai Udyan in Mumbai.

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Saturday Photohunt - Orange

Orange flags fluttering atop Mumbadevi temple. Mumba Devi Temple, is an old Hindu temple in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) dedicated to the goddess Mumbā, the local incarnation of the Devi (Mother Goddess). Marathi Mumbā derives from Sanskrit Mahā-Ambā "Great Mother", and Mumbaī combines the name with aī, the Marathi for "mother". The goddess Mumba was patron of the agri (salt collectors) and kolis (fisherfolk), the original inhabitants of the seven islands of Bombay. It is 6 centuries old.

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Skywatch Friday

The Mumbai sky as seen on 19Aug09 at 1914hrs.

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Ganapati Bappa Morya

'Ganapati Bappa Morya' (Praise the Lord) are the cries that Mumbai will reverberate today with, to mark the end of the Lord Ganesh festivities. All the idols will be immersed today.

P.S. In response to Carol - Hindu deities are seen to be accessed through points of symbolic focus known as murtis. For this reason, the immersion of the murtis of Lord Ganesha in nearby holy rivers is undertaken since the murtis are acknowledged to be only temporal understandings of a higher being as opposed to being 'idols,' which have traditionally been seen as objects worshipped for their own sake as divine.