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The house of Dr B. R. Ambedkar. The ground floor of the three-storey building hosts a heritage museum. Ambedkar collected more than 50,000 books during his time at Rajgruha, which made it one of the largest personal libraries in the world at the time of his death.
Rajgruha is a memorial and house of the leader B. R. Ambedkar at Hindu colony of Dadar in Mumbai, India. It was named after Rajgriha, in reference to the ancient Hindu-Buddhist kingdom. The ground floor of the three-story building hosts a heritage museum, as a memorial to the Indian leader.
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One of the oldest bridges in Mumbai, built-in 1923. This bridge is made entirely of granite and hard English-made metal. The bridge is an important connection between east and west Dadar. Approximately 10,000 cars use the bridge each day.
Take a walk in the mornings.
Marubai Gaondevi Temple
Around the 1700s this area was called Marubai Tekdi Gaon, which is said was shortened to MaTunGa (Matunga). Marubai is the traditional Gaondevi (village Goddess) of Matunga whose small temple existed under a peepal tree at King's Circle.
शिवाजी पार्क Śivājī Pārk; Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park
The park is named after the legendary 17th-century warrior king of the region, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The park was created in 1925 by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, in the days of the British Raj. This is the largest park in Mumbai, known for its political and social gatherings and as a cradle of the cricket religion. The walkway around the perimeter is crowded with people taking walks. The inner circumference of the park is 1.17 km - 11.29 ha in area, the ground is busy with young cricket players. Various attractions are spread over the grounds, including the Samarth Vyayam Mandir (gymnasium), Shivaji Park Nagarik Sangh (established in 1947), Shivaji Park Gymkhana (club), Children's Park, Nana-Nani Park (Grandpa and Grandma park), Scout's Pavilion (which is a popular venue for marriages), Udyan Ganesh Mandir (Ganesh temple), The Bengal Club with a small Kali shrine and a library. The walkway is lined with huge rain trees. The most prominent entrance to the park is the one on the east side, intended only for pedestrians. A bust of Meenatai Thackeray, the late wife of politician Bal Thackeray, has been placed at this entrance. A bust of Ram Ganesh Gadkari used to be present at the same spot.