5 Hidden Gems in Mumbai Most People Walk Right Past
5 landmarks with verified facts and stories
Banganga Tank
Walkeshwar, Mumbai, 400006, India
Banganga Tank is Mumbai's oldest surviving structure — a sacred water tank at the tip of Malabar Hill that predates the city itself, dating to approximately 1127 AD and associated with the legend of Lord Rama, who shot an arrow into the ground to create a freshwater spring during his journey to Lanka.
Dharavi
Dharavi, Mumbai, 400017, India
Dharavi is one of the largest slums in Asia — a 2.
Global Vipassana Pagoda
Gorai Road, Borivali West, Mumbai, 400092, India
The Global Vipassana Pagoda is a massive golden-domed meditation hall on a peninsula north of Mumbai, inaugurated in 2009 as the world's largest stone-dome structure without supporting pillars — a 96-metre diameter hall that can seat 8,000 people in silent Vipassana meditation.
Kanheri Caves
Mumbai Suburban, Mumbai, 400066, India
The Kanheri Caves are a complex of 109 rock-cut Buddhist caves carved into a basalt hillside in Sanjay Gandhi National Park between the 1st century BC and 10th century AD — making them one of the longest continuously inhabited monastic sites in India.
Worli Koliwada
Worli, Mumbai, 400030, India
Worli Koliwada is the oldest surviving fishing village in Mumbai — home to the Koli community, the indigenous fisherfolk who have lived on these islands since before the Portuguese arrived in 1534 and whose culture, cuisine, and settlements predate the city by centuries.
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