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Girgaon Chowpatty in photographs.

4 views from our Mumbai field note. Open any photograph to see it at full size.

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Chowpatty Beach and the curve of Marine Drive seen from the hill above, under a hazy sky
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Girgaon Chowpatty sands in the afternoon, looking along the bay towards Malabar Hill
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Small boats on golden evening water off Girgaon Chowpatty, with the skyline beyond
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Winter gulls gathered on the sand at Chowpatty Beach, with Mumbai buildings behind
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Photo credits
  1. Mustang Joe · CC0 · Source
  2. Historical Trains · CC0 · Source
  3. Habib19in · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  4. Dr. S. Natarajan · Public domain · Source
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