Beautiful Sunday Morning

Good morning dear mumbaidailysnapshot readers 

Happy 2025 

We are reviving our photoblog after a decade, and hoping to show our beautiful city, Mumbai and the undaunted Spirit of Mumbaikars through our photos, one photo a day 

 Pretty flowers to brighten up your Sunday

ABC Wednesday - 'E' for Elephanta Island

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The Elephanta Island is a forest covered island off the coast of Mumbai, and a quiet and interesting getaway from the chaos of the city. It can be accessed by ferry from the Gateway of India. The island is famous for its Elephanta Caves ( a World Heritage Site), which are cave temples carved in the rock of the island. The temples date back to somewhere between the 5th and 8th century.

To go to Elephanta island, go to Gateway of India, an impressive structure facing the sea, and board the ferry to Elephanta, tickets for which are available at the Elephanta ticket counter, or from a person officially distributing tickets to passengers in queue at the jetty for the next boat to Elephanta. The first ferry leaves at 9 am and the last one at 2 pm and the frequency is every half an hour.

After getting off the boat, there is a walkway that leads to the base of the hill, where there are steps leading to the caves. There is also a mini toy train that will take you to the base of the steps.

There was a lot to the trip besides the sculptures in the caves which are in poor condition. The ferry ride was one of the attractions.
In my next few posts, I will show you around the island, caves, sculptures, the huge canons, shopping for sculptures, souvenirs and handicraft and not to forget the monkeys grabbing food from visitors and drinking Pepsi straight from the bottle. And also the speedboats and the ships and the seagulls we saw during the fascinating breezy boat ride.

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Weekend In Black & White : 10

Towed away from No Parking Zone 

The car owner had the courage to park his car exactly  under the 'No Parking' sign put up here. You can see the boundary wall of Taj Lands End behind the sign.This area near Taj Land's End hotel( a 5 star popular with the high profiles and celebrities of Mumbai) is a high security zone and even photography of the hotel is not allowed. And the car was quickly towed away by the authorities. 

I quickly clicked as the towing van started moving and managed to get the 'No Parking' sign with the van and the car, and walked towards Bandra Fort which is about 3 min walk from here.

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Simply Mumbai - 8

Survival In Mumbai

ABC Wednesday - 'D' for Dessert

Dessert Corner at Saffron Spice, Powai. There was vanilla icecream with hot chocolate sauce, and gulab jamuns kept on the side. The mini pastries were a superhit with the kids and adults alike.

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February 2015 CDP Monthly Theme : What Would You Miss?

'If you had to leave forever the city from which you usually post, what would you miss most?' is the February City Daily Photo Monthly Theme.


I would say - The Arabian Sea in Mumbai, whether it is at Bandra Bandstand, Carter Road, Juhu Beach,  Gateway of India, Versova Beach or Worli seaface.

As I am born and brought up in Mumbai and lived here forever, I can't imagine living elsewhere. But if I had to leave Mumbai, I'd miss the sea, the seashore, the cool sea breeze brushing my hair, and the soft sound of the waves to calm down my nerves.

And I'd miss the hustle and bustle of the city, the cultural diversity, the Juhu beach, living in the same city as Bollywood stars, the Mumbai dabbawallahs, the usually very helpful autowallahs, the local train that takes me anywhere in the city, the Mumbai rains, the awesome infrastructure and architecture, the yummy Vada Pav (like nowhere else), the best Pav Bhaji, the Panipuri , the KalaKhatta Gola, the Chai, yummy Puran Polis at Panshikar in Dadar, Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mount Mary Fair, art and culture, shopping......

And so much more... I could go on...

And if I had to get all of these elsewhere, I'd still not want to leave Mumbai, for where could I get the undying spirit of Mumbai ?

Bindass and cool Mumbaikars.

The spirit of Mumbaikars, the people of Mumbai, who even after horrifying experiences of terrorism stood up much more stronger to live life with renewed strength and unity, who will love you and share their city with you and welcome you with open arms.

Mumbai is the city with spirit and passion for life and survival, like nowhere else in the world.  It is the city of dreams and opportunities and one can make a life out of nothing here.
For believing it, you have to come, live here, and soon you'll melt into this big melting pot of various cultures and backgrounds, and become one of us - a Mumbaikar.

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Weekend In Black & White : 9

Night shot of Sunni Jama Masjid (place of prayer of Muslims) near Bandra Station

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Happy Republic Day

Happy Republic Day to all Indians all over the world from Krrish & Anita at Mumbai Daily Snapshot.

Mumbai Weekend Snapshot by Krrish - 7 : Funny Masks

Cute Animal Masks

These cute animal masks were being sold by a hawker outside our school. I also bought the blue tiger mask. There were cute parrot toys also.
Sometimes cute little things make our day.

Weekend in Black and White : 7

Sunset At Bandra Fort

This is another view from the Bandra Fort at sunset.

Simply Mumbai - 5 : Mobile Cyber Safe

These are some more do's and dont's by Navi Mumbai Police (Maharashtra Police). The most important one is find out and note your mobile phone's IMEI number, so that if your phone is lost then it's location can be tracked easily.

The tips are not only useful for our city but for all readers too.

Monday Shopping and Markets : Indian Dresses at Nadco Market

Bandra is my favourite place for most of my shopping needs but some select shops in Nacdo Market at Andheri do have a good collection of Indian and western wear. But then why here, if you are in Andheri, just visit Shopper's Stop at Andheri for the local and international brands of the latest in clothing, footwear, accessories like purses and handbags, amd fashion jewellery and make up too.

Mumbai Weekend Snapshot by Krrish - 5 : Yummylicious Chocolate Chip Muffins

Yummylicious Chocolate Chip Muffins

These are yummylicious Chocolate Chips muffins made by my mom.

My mother makes yummy muffins. Sometimes I take muffins to school. I share them with my friends. All of them like the muffins very much. Even my teacher likes it.

I am crazy for muffins, cakes and cupcakes. The best cakes are from Merwans Cake Shop, Hangout and the ones made by my mom.

Weekend in Black & White : 5

Castella de Aguada (Fort of the Waterpoint), commonly known as Bandra Fort is a fort located at Land's End, Bandra.

The bridge you see in the photo with the fort is the Bandra-Worli sea link. It is the first cable stayed bridge constructed over the seas in India, and links Bandra in the Western suburbs to Worli in South Mumbai. The sea link reduces the travel time from Bandra to Worli from 60-90 minutes to about 20-30 minutes.

A visit to Bandra fort and a pleasure ride across the sea link from Worli to Bandra is a 'must do' for the Mumbai tourist.

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City Daily Photo : Photo Of The Year

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Mumbai Daily Snapshot is active after five years, from December 1, 2014. So the Photo Of The Year was a choice between 31 photos of December.

I have chosen this photo the 'Staircase to Saffron Spice' as it was most voted for, and also my favourite.

It also got selected in the Best 6 of Black and White Weekend on 26th Dec, 2014.

 

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Wish you all a Very Happy New Year 2015.

ABC Wednesday - 'Y' for The 'YEAR' 2014

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The 'YEAR' 2014 has been very special as it was the 'Comeback Year of MDS'.
I also got a co-photoblogger, my 9 year old son Krrish who loves photography and does the Mumbai Weekend Snaphot every Sunday.

Today's photo is a collage of the best photos of 2014, which actually means the best of December 2014, as we did a comeback on December 1, 2014.
Please vote for the photo which is deserving of being tomorrow's CityDailyPhoto group's 'Best Photo Of The Year'.
Thank you dear Mumbai Virtual Tourists for your warm welcome to us after a break of five years. We love you all our dear readers. 
Thank you to our fellow CityDailyPhoto community, CityPhotographers community and Indibloggers, as we are so proud to be one of you.

Wish You All A Happy New Year 2015 from Anita & Krrish.

Our World Tuesday # 15 Florista at Inorbit Mall

Florista is a floral designing boutique at Inorbit Mall Vashi. 
They also provide customised bouquets and floral arrangements combining varied flowers, vases and accessories to go with the arrangement. I love the cute teddy bears that are available here to add on with the flowers. 

Monday Shopping and Markets : Hill Road

Jewellery shopping at Hill Road, which is one of the best places for street shopping in Bandra.

Mumbai Weekend Snapshot by Krrish - 4 : Fairytale Christmas at Damien

Christmas was loads of fun, as I spent Christmas Eve eating out, clicking photos at many places, also Damien at Bandra. We ate Merwans cake, decorated our Christmas tree, and I got a cool Spiderman dart gun as my Christmas gift.

These fairytale displays were put up this Christmas at Damien store. They are The Frog Prince, Lion Goes To War, Puss In Boots and Santa's Reindeer.
There was also a nativity scene in the display.
Damien Interior Store is closed for Christmas season, but is always decorated with awesome displays, and no passerby can resist taking photos here.

Wish you all a great Christmas week loaded with gifts and lots of fun, and a Happy New Year 2015. Love you all.

Skywatch Friday 2014 - 4 : Sunrise

Morning is not only Sun Rise….

But a beautiful miracle of Nature…..

That defeats Darkness…

And spreads Light……..

Have a Beautiful Day !!!!

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