Monday, January 31, 2011

[jumma-masjid-bombay] Bombay. Bookmark and Share Old Friday Mosque in Bombay. The Jama Masjid is a mosque in the Kalbadevi neighborhood, near Crawford Market in the South Mumbai region of Mumbai, India. This card is by the German painter and lithographer P. Gerhardt, about whom little is known except that he worked as one of the German's who ran the Ravi Varma lithographic press in PUNE


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Jumma Masjid in early 19th century.









































































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[hornby-road] Hornby Road Bookmark and Share A major Mumbai traffic artery during the Raj Hornby Road is named after a late 18th century Governor of Mumbai (then Bombay).

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William Hornby (baptised 11 March 1723, Snaith, died 18 November 1803, The Hook, near Titchfield, Hampshire) was an English Governor of Bombay
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Hornby Road (Dadabhai Naoroji Road) - Bombay (Mumbai) 1950 - Old Indian  Photos














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KALA GHODA{BLACK STATUE]IN FRONT OF SASSOON LIBRARY

The pier across the Taj Hotel where the Gateway to India now stands Apollo Bunder is a commercial district near the Gateway of India, which was built here in 1911.

[india-mumbai-marine] Bombay. Bookmark and Share Mumbai's scenic and breezy Marine Drive curves along the coast. Stretching from Chowpatty Beach to Nariman Point, Marine Drive is one of the most famous views in Mumbai. This card was printed in Germany but published by an American firm.

[parsi-marriage] Parsi Marriage Procession, Bombay. Bookmark and Share Parsi marriage celebrations are divided into three parts: pre-wedding rituals, wedding day ceremonies and post wedding rituals Parsi wedding rituals come to an end with a lavish post wedding reception with good music good music, wine and dining. This wedding image was made around 1900.