Monochrome mania

Disappearing into the monsoon clouds.

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Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep

My morning visitor who drops in for the day's news.

Save water

Rain water harvesting at the Golden Pagoda complex in Gorai.

Skywatch friday

A spot of blue after a fortnight of grey skies in Mumbai.

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Vipassana centre

The Vipassana (meditation) centre in the Goden Pagoda complex in Gorai.

Worshipped in Gorai

In the Golden Pagoda complex in Gorai, an island suburb of Mumbai

Our world

The domed structure on the left is a Gurudwara (temple for the Sikhs) and the one on the right is a Krishna temple. These are in Bandra East.

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Monochrome mania

Is there light at the end of the tunnel for the homeless as India celebrates its 70th Independence day today?

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Busy Mumbai

Kurla skyline with the Santacruz Chembur Link road wedged in between.

New skyline

Till about five years back, this part of Mumbai did not boast of skyscrapers. But now, there seems to be a competition on whose building is taller! The skyline indeed has changed.
This picture was clicked from my terrace.

Skywatch friday

The Mumbai sky last morning!!

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Mount Carmel church

Mount Carmel Church in Bandra west.

Ref Wikipedia : The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bandra is a Roman Catholic church in Bandra, Mumbai. It was built in 1894 by Jesuit Missionaries. As the catholic population in Bandra increased in the latter half of the 20th century, a new modern structure was constructed in its place. The new church was blessed and inaugurated on 11 February 1981 by Archbishop Simon Pimenta, Archbishop of Bombay.

Bandra gully

One of the myriad gullies (narrow lanes) in Bandra west.

Our world

A bird's eyeview of the greenery in Bandra east.

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Monochrome mania

Bird's eyeview of the foundation being laid for a skyscraper in Bandra east.

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Bandra Khar skyline

The Bandra Khar skyline during the monsoons. 

Mumbai icon

The Bandra Worli sealink as seen from our terrace in Bandra east on a rainy evening.

Skywatch

Birds rendezvous in the cloudy monsoon skies of Mumbai.

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MIG Cricket club

The MIG Cricket Club grounds in Bandra east with the clubhouse on the left and the Bandra skyline in the background. A faint outline of the iconic Bandra Worli sealink can be seen on top left corner.

Chapel road

Chapel road on an early Sunday morning.

Our world

Autorickshaws rested overnight on St.Peter's road in Bandra west.

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CDP Theme Day - Skyline + Monochrome mania

The Mumbai skyline from Worli fort.

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Pretty visitor

A pretty visitor dropped by last evening in my balcony to slake its thirst.

St.Stanislaus High School

Entrance to St.Stanislaus High School founded in 1863, in Bandra West.

Skywatch

The Mumbai monsoon sky last evening.

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Juice stall

A juice stall on Carter road for the thirsty walkers, joggers.
Please excuse the picture quality. Clicked on the go.

Carter road

A police patrol vehicle on Carter Road, Bandra. This is a very popular area with a promenade by the sea where lot of people come for their walks. It was one of the favoured areas for the celebrities to own houses.