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Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai

History 
It was Constructed on 19 November 1801, the first structure of the Siddhivinayak Temple was a little 3.6 m x 3.6 m square block structure with an arch formed block shikhara. The sanctuary was worked by the contractual worker Laxman Vithu Patil. The building was supported by a rich Agri lady named Deubai Patil. Childless, Deaubai manufactured the sanctuary so that the Lord ought to allow youngsters to other fruitless ladies. Ramakrishna Jambhekar Maharaj, a supporter of the Hindu holy person Akkalkot Swami Samarth, covered two awesome icons in the front of the managing god of the sanctuary on the requests on his master. As forecasted by Swami Samarth, following 21 years after the internment of the symbols, a mandar tree developed at that spot with a svayambhu Ganesha in its branches.
       The 2550 sanctuary complex had two 3.6 m Deepamalas, a rest house and living quarters for the overseer. It had an abutting lake 30 x 40 sq. m. in size on the eastern and southern side of the sanctuary. The lake, dove by Nardulla in the mid nineteenth century to counter the shortage of water, was topped off in the later years and the land is currently not part of the sanctuary complex. Around 1952, a little Hanuman place of worship was inherent the sanctuary complex for the Hanuman symbol that was found amid the street expansion venture of Sayani Road close Elphinstone Road. In the 1950s and 60s, the distinction of the sanctuary spread and a critical number of enthusiasts started going to. Be that as it may, in similar period, the proprietor of the plot sold a portion of the sanctuary arrive, diminishing the perplexing territory. After 1975, the quantity of aficionados expanded significantly.

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Haji Ali Dargah

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Haji Ali Dargah
Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.)

Haji Ali Dargah is a standout amongst the most famous religious places in Mumbai, went by individuals of all religions alike. Haji Ali Dargah is one of India's most renowned and prestigious points of interest arranged around 500 yards from the Mumbai shoreline amidst the Arabian Sea off Lala Lajpatrai Marg.

The structure was raised on an arrangement of high rising rocks and was given its present day shape in the mid nineteenth century after the Trust was lawfully framed as a substance in 1916.

Haji Ali Dargah is the unpredictable lodging the tomb of the Muslim Saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.). Alongside the tomb, there is additionally a Masjid at Haji Ali. This landmark has been sentinel to the shores of Mumbai since quite a while.

The structure has white vaults and minarets reminiscent with the Mughal engineering of the period. The Dargah is an eminent journey site among the Muslims. Non-Muslims are likewise permitted to visit the Dargah. The white-hued structure draws in guests in substantial numbers. Around 10 - 15 thousand individuals visit the Dargah day by day. The quantity of guests increments to 20 - 30 thousand, on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Lakhs of aficionados visit the Dargah on the second day of Ramadhan Eid and Bakri (Eid-ul-Uzha), and amid which the pathway prompting the Dargah Complex resembles a Sea of Humanity.

Individuals from all parts of the world without limitations of rank, doctrine and religion visit the Dargah to offer their petitions and for the satisfaction of their desires by the endowments of the Saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.). Some petition God for riches, others for wellbeing, youngsters, relational unions, and so on have their desires being allowed at all the times.

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Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station

Structure
The station building is outlined in the High Victorian Gothic style of engineering. The building shows a combination of impacts from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival design and conventional Indian engineering. The horizon, turrets, pointed curves, and whimsical ground plan are near conventional Indian castle engineering. Remotely, the wood cutting, tiles, decorative iron and metal railings, barbecues for the ticket workplaces, the balustrades for the fantastic staircases and different adornments were the work of understudies at the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art. The station remains for instance of nineteenth century railroad building wonders for its progressed auxiliary and specialized arrangements.
       CST was built utilizing abnormal state of designing both as far as railroad building and structural building. It is one of the first and is considered as one of the finest results of the utilization of modern upset innovation converged with recovery of the Gothic Revival style in India . The halfway domed office structure has a 330 feet long stage associated with a 1,200 feet long prepare shed, and its blueprint gives the skeleton plan to building. CST's vault of dovetailed ribs, worked without focusing, was considered as a novel accomplishment of the period. The inside of the building was considered as a progression of substantial rooms with high roofs. It is an utilitarian building and has had different changes required by the clients, not generally thoughtful. It has a C-formed arrangement which is symmetrical on an east-west pivot. Every one of the sides of the building are given equivalent esteem in the plan. It is delegated by a high focal vault, which goes about as the point of convergence. The arch is an octagonal ribbed structure with a titanic female figure symbolizing Progress, holding a light indicating upwards in her right hand and a spoked wheel in her left hand. The side wings encase the yard, which opens on to the road. The wings are moored by amazing turrets at each of their four corners, which adjust and outline the focal arch. The façades display the presence of proportional columns of windows and curves. The ornamentation as statuary, bas-reliefs, and friezes is extravagant yet very much controlled. The sections of the passageway doors are delegated by figures of a lion (speaking to Great Britain) and a tiger (speaking to India). The principle structure is worked from a mix of India sandstone and limestone, while excellent Italian marble was utilized for the key beautiful components. The primary insides are additionally enriched: the ground floor of the North Wing, known as the Star Chamber, which is still utilized as the booking office, is decorated with Italian marble and cleaned Indian blue stone. The stone curves are secured with cut foliage and grotesques.
      Inside, the roof of the booking corridor was initially painted blue, gold and solid red on a ground of rich blue with gold stars. Its dividers were fixed with coated tiles made by Maw and Co of Britain. Outside, there are statues speaking to Commerce, Agriculture, Engineering and Science, with a statue speaking to Progress on the focal arch of the station. A statue of Queen Victoria underneath the focal vault has been removed.

Mumbai Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station

History
Bori Bunder (on the other hand "Bori Bandar") was one of the regions along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India which was utilized as a storage facility for merchandise imported and traded from Mumbai. In the region's name, "Bori" implies sack and "Bandar" implies port or safe house (in Marathi); So Bori Bunder actually implies a place where sacks are put away. In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway constructed its railroad end here and the station took its name as Bori Bunder. On 16 April 1853 the Great Indian Peninsula Railway worked the noteworthy first traveler prepare in India from Bori Bunder to Thane covering a separation of 34 km (21 mi), formally proclaiming the introduction of the Indian Railways. The prepare between Bori Bunder and Thane took 57 minutes at a separation of 35 km (22 mi) separated.

Development is modified as the Victoria Terminus, named after the then ruling Queen, and has been in this manner renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) after the colossal seventeenth century ruler shivaji maharaj. The abbreviated name is presently CST.

The station was composed by meraaulting British modeler Frederick William Stevens (1848-1900). Work started in 1878. He got 1,614,000 (US$24,000) as the installment for his services. Stevens earned the commission to develop the station after a showstopper watercolor portray by artist Axel Haig.alast outline looks somewhat like St Pancras railroad station in London. GG Scott's arrangements for Berlin's parliament building had been distributed four years prior, furthermore has checked similitudes to the station's design. Crawford market is additionally situated close CSTM.

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Elephanta Caves