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Mani Bhavan in photographs.

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

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Mani Bhavan’s brown facade and plaque behind street trees on Laburnum Road
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The gateposts and carved wooden balconies of Mani Bhavan seen from the lane
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Oval plaque marking Mani Bhavan as Gandhi’s Bombay residence, 1917–1934
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Gandhi’s room at Mani Bhavan with spinning wheels, a floor mattress and low desk
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A corridor inside Mani Bhavan lined with framed historical photographs
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Photo credits
  1. Ken Walker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
  2. Count of Dombivli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  3. Ken Walker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
  4. Vetra · CC0 · Source
  5. Nicholas · CC BY-SA 2.5 IN · Source
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