Kalbadevi is an old neighbourhood in
Mumbai
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(Bombay),
India
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. It is named after Goddess Kalbadevi, the
Hindu
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Goddess. Kalbadevi area is one of the busiest areas during peak hours. The area has mostly traders in watches, bicycles, steel utensils, etc. It has a large Gujarati population.
Business centre
Kalbadevi is within walking distance from CST, Masjid Bunder and Marine Lines. The traders, buyers and visitors living in suburbs depend on these three railway stations to reach Kalbadevi.
Location
Kalbadevi Road starts near
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and continues up to
Bhuleshwar
Bhuleshwar (Old spelling Bholeśvar) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is situated in South Mumbai and to the north of the Fort area. It is known for being home to over 100 temples including Mumba Devi Temple of Mumbai, the patron goddess of the ...
Road and further to the Khetwadi road. There are a number of book shops for old and new books. One of these, the ''New and Secondhand Bookshop'' was founded in 1905. An access to the two cloth wholesale markets, Mulji Jetha Market and Mangaldas Market, are the main cloth markets in South Mumbai from Hanuman Galli, which starts at Kalbadevi Road. At the further end of Kalbadevi, near Bhuleshwar Road, is the Cotton Exchange, the market for cotton trade.
Hotels
Hotel Surti is at the intersection of Bhuleshwar Road and Kalbadevi Road. Other restaurants on Kalbadevi include Anand Bhavan and Krishna Murari near the Old Hanuman Lane in the "middle" portion along the length of Kalbadevi Road. Towards Metro there are two other restaurants - Raj Mahal and Pushpa Vihar and also Thali restaurant. There is a prominent chain of Hotels or Lodging House in this area name
Adarsh Hotel Group They are having their three hotels in Kalbadevi Road i.e
Adarsh HotelHotel Adarsh Palace, Old Hanuman Lanean
Adarsh Baug, Dr. Atmaram Merchant Road A market has also been developed for designer sarees and readymade garments. G. T. Hospital, Cama Hospital and Bombay Hospital are near Kalbadevi Road.
Parsi Fire temples and market place
Being close to a
Parsi
Parsis () or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended from Persians who migrated to Medieval India during and after the Arab conquest of Iran (part of the early Muslim conq ...
fire temple, many
Parsis
Parsis () or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended from Persians who migrated to Medieval India during and after the Arab conquest of Iran (part of the early Muslim co ...
live near
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in Kalbadevi. Parsi Dairy on Princess Street is a very old establishment in the area. It has undergone restructuring to keep up with the modern times. Publishers like R. R. Sheth & Co. and Navbharat Sahitya Mandir are on Princess Street in this area.
Old Residential area
Kalbadevi used to be a residential area. Abdul Rehman Street,
Princess Street, and Bhuleshwar Road were occupied by families. As the price of real estate went up, more and more people opted to leave the area and move towards the northern parts of Mumbai.
Kalbadevi temple
The Kalbadevi temple, after which this neighbourhood is named was relocated twice. It is believed that the original temple was located in
Mahim
Mahim (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɦiːm(Marathi language, Marathi: माहिम) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The Mahim Junction railway station on the Western Railway zone, Western Railway and Harbou ...
, but the image of the goddess was kept hidden for five hundred years. After being found, it was installed in this neighbourhood. It was relocated again when the Government decided to widen the road for laying a tramline. The original structure was demolished and the government financed the entire expenditure for the construction of the present structure. The management of the present temple was handed over to Raghunath Joshi after relocation.
kalbadevi fire hazard
In the major fire hazard
[Hindu, May, 15, 2015, Kalbadevi fire: officer succumbs to burns]
developed in Kalbadevi area, during May, 2015, Shri Amin, died in the line of duty, had demonstrated exemplary courage while discharging his duty during the massive fire at Kalbadevi in Mumbai last week. He risked his own life.
See also
*
Jama Masjid, Mumbai
The Jama Masjid is a mosque in the Kalbadevi neighborhood, near Crawford Market in the South Mumbai region of Mumbai, India.
The Muslim community of Bombay possesses 89 mosques, of which 8 belong to the Bohras, 2 to the Khojas, one to the Mu ...
Adarsh Hotel, junction P. H. Purohit Marg & Kalbadevi Road
References
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Neighbourhoods in Mumbai