Girgaum Chowpatty

Girgaon Chaupati
Neighbourhood
Girgaon Chaupati during Ganesh Visarjan
Girgaon Chaupati
Coordinates: 18°57′04″N 72°48′40″E / 18.951°N 72.811°E / 18.951; 72.811Coordinates: 18°57′04″N 72°48′40″E / 18.951°N 72.811°E / 18.951; 72.811
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Metro	Mumbai
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Chaupati in 1860s

Girgaon Chaupati' (Marathi:गिरगाव चौपाटी), commonly known as Chaupati (pronounced 'chow-patty'), is one of the best known public beaches adjoining Marine Drive in the Girgaon area of Mumbai, India. The beach is noted for its Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations when thousands of people from all over Mumbai come to immerse the idols of Lord Ganapati in the Arabian Sea. It is also one of the many places in the city where the Ramlila is performed on a stage every year. An effigy of Ravan erected on the sand is burnt by the end of the 10-day performance. One can find several bhelpuri, panipuri, ragda patties and pav bhaji vendors on the beach^[1].

On the road running along the beach, the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 attacks, Ajmal Kasab, was caught and arrested. A bronze statue of Tukaram Omble, the policeman who helped arrest Kasab, was erected on 26 November 2011.

Etymology

Chowpatty is really Chau-pati (four channels or four creeks) as per (Bombay City Gazetteer, I. 27). This name is analogous to that of Satpaty, a village in the Mahim Taluka of the Thane District, which is approached through a Channel or Creek, containing seven divisions of water.

Pollution

The water surrounding the beach is heavily polluted, and swimming should be avoided. Fecal coliform was recorded in the water in 2013 at levels of 1455 per 100 mL, far above the acceptable standard of 500 per 100 mL. The presence of fecal coliform in the water has been attributed to waste from storm drains, open defecation, and the discharge of raw sewage from sewer pipes not connected to the city mains^[2].

Images

Girgaum beach with Nariman Point skyline in the background
Girgaum beach with Malabar Hills in the background
Corn cob vendors on Girgaum chowpati
View of Girgaum Chowpatty from Malabar Hill

References

3. http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/MTDC/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/Default.aspx?strpage=../MaharashtraTourism/CitiestoVisits/Mumbai/MumbaiAttractions.html

External links

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Tourist attractions in Mumbai (list)

Pre-colonial	Elephanta Caves Kanheri Caves Worli Fort Mahim Fort

Colonial	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus BMC Headquarters Hutatma Chowk Worli Fort David Sassoon Library Gateway of India Rajabai Tower Mount Mary's Church Bombay High Court Ballard Bunder Gatehouse South Mumbai St. Thomas Cathedral

Beaches	Aksa Beach Dadar Chowpatty Girgaum Chowpatty Juhu Beach Kalamb Beach Madh Island Marvé Beach Powai Lake Versova

Places of worship	Babulnath Haji Ali Jama Masjid Mahalaxmi Temple Mahim Church Mumba Devi Mandir Siddhivinayak Temple Shitala Devi Temple Swaminarayan Mandir Walkeshwar Temple

Cultural	National Centre for the Performing Arts Experimental Theatre (NCPA) Jehangir Art Gallery Taraporewala Aquarium Asiatic Society of Mumbai Marine Drive Royal Opera House Regal Cinema Eros Cinema Metro Adlabs Nehru Science Centre Film City Capitol Cinema Liberty Cinema

Boulevards	Marine Drive Fashion Street Linking Road Nepean Sea Road Breach Candy Bandstand Promenade Worli Seaface Bandra-Worli Sea Link Carter Road Promenade

Districts	Western Suburbs Nariman Point Malabar Hill Kala Ghoda Colaba Bandra Kurla Complex

Shopping	Chor Bazaar Fashion Street Colaba Causeway Lamington Road Linking Road

Buildings	Bombay Stock Exchange Hutatma Chowk David Sassoon Library Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Nehru Planetarium India Government Mint

Parks, zoos and stadia	Bandra Kurla Complex Ground Brabourne Stadium Cross Maidan Essel World Gowalia Tank Hanging Gardens Horniman Circle Gardens Jijamata Udyaan Kamala Nehru Park Mahalaxmi Racecourse Middle Income Group Club Ground Sanjay Gandhi National Park Shivaji Park Wankhede Stadium

Museums	INS Vikrant Prince of Wales Museum Mani Bhavan National Gallery of Modern Art

Forts	Bassein Fort Belapur Fort Bombay Castle Castella de Aguada Dongri Fort Fort George Madh Fort Mahim Fort Mazagon Fort Riwa Fort Sewri Fort Sion Hillock Fort Worli Fort

Restaurants & Bars	Café Mondegar Leopold Cafe

↑ "All's bhel that ends well". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
↑ "Mumbai's coastal waters go from bad to worse". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

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