Mumbai
View of Mumbai from our suite at the St. Regis. The large open greenspace is the historic Mahalakshmi Race Course.
Social, a restaurant in the mall adjacent to our hotel in Mumbai, where we had lunch on our first day in India.
Social, a restaurant in the mall adjacent to our hotel in Mumbai, where we had lunch on our first day in India.
Palladium Mall, High Street Phoenix
The interior of the Palladium, one of several malls in the High Street Phoenix development adjacent to our hotel in Mumbai. High Street Phoenix is a redevelopment of several former textile mills into a modern retail, dining, and entertainment district.
This dhobi ghat, or outdoor laundry, is considered to be the largest of its kind in the world. Here laundry from all over the city is cleaned using scalding hot water heated by coal, and a manual process that involves beating the fabric against stone. This location processes not only the laundry for countless private residences, but many of the city's hotels as well.
This dhobi ghat, or outdoor laundry, is considered to be the largest of its kind in the world. Here laundry from all over the city is cleaned using scalding hot water heated by coal, and a manual process that involves beating the fabric against stone. This location processes not only the laundry for countless private residences, but many of the city's hotels as well.
This dhobi ghat, or outdoor laundry, is considered to be the largest of its kind in the world. Here laundry from all over the city is cleaned using scalding hot water heated by coal, and a manual process that involves beating the fabric against stone. This location processes not only the laundry for countless private residences, but many of the city's hotels as well.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Jainism is one of India's religions, and is known for its emphasis on nonviolence toward all living things. Our guide, Mala, took us to this Jain Temple in Mumbai's Malabar Hill neighborhood. We visited several temples and mosques in India, but this Jain temple was by far the most elaborate.
Tiffins, or metal containers, are traditionally used in Mumbai to deliver lunches to workers in the city. Through an intricate network involving the city's commuter trains, bicyles, and countless deliverymen, these numbered containers and the meals they contain inside are delivered from their source in the suburbs to the businesses and offices in central Mumbai every day.
Tiffins, or metal containers, are traditionally used in Mumbai to deliver lunches to workers in the city. Through an intricate network involving the city's commuter trains, bicyles, and countless deliverymen, these numbered containers and the meals they contain inside are delivered from their source in the suburbs to the businesses and offices in central Mumbai every day.
Tiffins, or metal containers, are traditionally used in Mumbai to deliver lunches to workers in the city. Through an intricate network involving the city's commuter trains, bicyles, and countless deliverymen, these numbered containers and the meals they contain inside are delivered from their source in the suburbs to the businesses and offices in central Mumbai every day.
Every van we were transported in had a small Ganesha idol on the dashboard. Ganesha, one of Hinduism's many dieties, is a very popular god, and is considered to be a remover of obstacles.