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Malabar Hill is the location of the Walkeshwar Temple, founded by the Silhara kings.The original temple was destroyed by the Portuguese, but rebuilt again in 1715 by Rama Kamath, and by 1860, 10 to 20 other temples were built in the region.
The name Male is thought to come from the Dravidian word Mala ('hill'). [19] [20] Al-Biruni (AD 973 – 1048) must have been the first writer to call this state Malabar. [16] Authors such as Ibn Khordadbeh and Al-Baladhuri mention Malabar ports in their works. [21] The Arab writers had called this place Malibar, Manibar, Mulibar, and Munibar.
Banganga Tank and Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay, c. 1855. Gowd saraswat Brahmin Jatiche Devalaya Shree valukeshwar Kashi Math, Walkeshwar.. Walkeshwar Temple, also known as the (Baan Ganga Temple), is an Ancient Hindu temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Walkeshwar, near Malabar Hill neighbourhood, in South Mumbai precinct of the city of Mumbai, India.
Shikhara of the Shri Kashi Math, as seen from Banganga Tank. The tank today is a rectangular pool structure surrounded by steps on all four sides. At the entrance are two pillars in which diyas (oil lamps) were lit in ancient times.
The Hanging Gardens, in Mumbai (still widely known as Bombay), also known as Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, are terraced gardens perched at the top of Malabar Hill, on its western side, just opposite the Kamala Nehru Park. They provide sunset views over the Arabian Sea and feature numerous hedges carved into the shapes of animals.
The bungalow is located at 2, Bhausaheb Hirey Marg (formerly Mount Pleasant Rd) in Malabar Hill, South Mumbai. It is situated near the current residence of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Jinnah lived in the house till Partition of India in 1947, after which he moved to Karachi in Pakistan. He also had a bungalow in Delhi on the erstwhile ...
Jinnah House, Mumbai; Jinnah also possessed a bungalow facing the sea in the upscale Malabar Hill area of South Mumbai, known as Jinnah House.The establishment was initially erected by demolishing another Goanese-style bungalow named South Court, which occupied the same spot.
The Malabar Coast is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. It generally refers to the western coastline of India stretching from Konkan to Kanyakumari . Geographically, it comprises one of the wettest regions of the subcontinent, which includes the Kanara region of Karnataka , all of Kerala and Kanyakumari region of Tamil Nadu .