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Street entrepreneur fighting the summer heat in the morning at Bhuleshwar market.

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Redevelopment in Girgaon

The old giving way to the new in Girgaon. From Bombay to Mumbai.

Cannons as bollards

These are Cannons inverted and buried to act as bollards or markers between Zaoba wadi and  Navi wadi in Girgaon. But the local story is that they symbolise the end of strife and beginning of peace.

Gordhandas in Girgaon

A beautiful old building against a cloudy sky in Girgaon.

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Spiral staircase

In the olden days domestic help were supposed to use this staircase and enter homes through the back door. This is one of the surviving relics of that period in Chira Bazaar, Girgaon.

St.Francis Xavier church

The St.Francis Xavier church, built in 1872 in Dabul, Chira Bazaar, Girgaon, has a bell that dates back to the 18th century and is a relic from a church in Vasai (Bassein) fort.

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Historic Girgaon.

The Students' Literary and Scientific Society's Girls' High School also called Kamalabai Brahmankar Shala, after its popular principal,  opened in 1848. It was the 1st high school in Bombay for girls. In 1884 the school moved to the present premises. This shows that education for girls was of great importance and was encouraged in Maharashtra in those days.
Information gleaned from Siddhartha of Awestrich

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