The first DC local train on the Western Railway was started from Mahalaxmi in 1928. This station adjacent to the city’s famous race course, was originally used as a transit point for horses. (Source: Display Board at Mahalaxmi Railway Station)
The shared taxi fare from Nashik Road Railway Station to Trimbakeshwar (approx. 40 km) is Rs. 150 per person. This fare I was told by a taxi driver during late morning hours when my train reached Nashik Road Railway Station,…
We visited Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga. While returning via Auto to catch our train from Nashik Road Railway Station, we decided to halt in Nashik City at Sadhana Misal (recommended by a local friend) to have Maharashtra’s delicious Chulivarchi (clay stove) Misal,…
Godawari AC Waiting Hall at Nashik Road Station is situated on the first floor of Platform No. 1. I reached Nashik Road Railway Station via 12165 LTT GKP SF Express train to visit Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple (approx. 40 km far).…
1. Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat is over 140 years old, a famous open-air laundromat in Mumbai. The washers, known as dhobi, work in the open to clean clothes and linens from hotels and hospitals in Mumbai. 2. In the open air…
The Japanese Buddhist Temple was built in 1952 at Worli in Mumbai by the charitable trusts created and run through the charity of Seth Raja Baldeo Das Birla‘s family and has been dedicated to the Japan Buddha Vihara Temple Trust.…
It was founded by an association of washermen 140 years ago. But the place has changed with time. This is one of the few organizations and destinations in Mumbai whose name is still the same. It was initiated in the…
Gulab Jamun & Gajar Halwa – This photo was taken at Aaswad Upahar & Mithai Griha (Dadar), Mumbai (Maharashtra) Click to learn how to make Gulab Jamun. Click to learn how to make Gajar Halwa. Click to learn more about…
Click to learn how to make Modak. Click to learn more about ‘Aaswad Upahar & Mithai Griha’.