Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mumba Devi Temple
(Bhuleshwar)
Pay a visit to the city's patron goddess at this 18th-century temple, about 1km
north of CST. Among the deities in residence is Bahuchar Maa, goddess of the trans-
gender
hijras
. Puja (prayer) is held several times a day.
HINDU TEMPLE
Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue
MAP
SYNAGOGUE
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.jacobsassoon.org
;
Dr VB Gandhi Marg; admission free, camera/video ?100/500; 11am-6pm Mon-Sat,
1pm-6pm Sun)
Built in 1884, this impossibly sky-blue synagogue still functions and is ten-
derly maintained by the city's dwindling Jewish community (and protected to Baghdad
Green Zone levels by Mumbai's finest).
MUSEUM
National Gallery of Modern Art
(NGMA;
www.ngmaindia.gov.in
;
MG Rd; Indian/foreigner ?10/150; 11am-6pm Tue-Sun)
Increasingly well-
curated shows of Indian and international artists in a bright and spacious exhibition space.
St Thomas' Cathedral
(Veer Nariman Rd; 7am-6pm)
This charming cathedral, begun in 1672 and finished in 1718,
is the oldest English building standing in Mumbai: it was once the eastern gateway of the
East India Company's fort (the 'Churchgate'). The cathedral is a marriage of Byzantine
and colonial-era architecture, and its airy interior is full of exhibitionist colonial memori-
als.
CHURCH
Jehangir Art Gallery
MAP
ART GALLERY
GOOGLE MAP
(161B MG Rd; 11am-7pm)
Hosts shows by local artists and students, and the occa-
sional big name. Rows of artists display their work on the pavement outside.
