GJ10's India Trip

[GJ10]

Hey All,

Just thought I’d put up a few pics of my trip to India this summer. All pics taken with my phone, (often out of the side of a bus/back of a scooter) so not the greatest quality, but hopefully not too bad either! J

So that you know what to expect, I went to Bombay/Nerul then onto Jamnagar and a couple of other places in Kathiawad

(I’ll try to keep the Touristy Bombay shots to a minimum as I’m sure you’ve seen it all before! )

Bombay

Maidan


Marine Drive Skyline


Random SSC type shots








Navi Mumbai (Nerul)














Slum-Dweller Rehousing Buildings


Domestic Terminal


What I thought was my Plane


My Actual Plane…


Luckily, I survived a trip in that ^ so more pics to follow!

[GJ10]

Jamnagar

My ancestral hometown, a strange place really, it has no train station, barely anyone speaks English or knows anything about IT, but it’s still booming at a ridiculous rate, mainly due to the industrial heavyweights of Reliance and Essar. Its also looks like Jamnagar will soon take over from Rajkot as the most important city in Kathiawad (was probably 5th in the list 10yrs ago!)

Anyway, now for some pics!

Airport


Old City

Darbar Gadh Shopping Area


Fort












Khambaliya Gate










Lake




Newer Developments




Fire Station








Same Building, with view of UG Car Park








One of Many Shopping Complexes with residential apartments above


Outward spread of the city


Formerly just a small mithai shop, but hey, when business is good...!

[ab041937]

Thanks GJ10.. Some really good pictures of Navi Mumbai.

Originally Posted by GJ10

Is that Turbhe Railway station?

[GJ10]

Originally Posted by ab041937

Is that Turbhe Railway station?

As far as I am aware, that one was Vashi station, but the friend who I was with was not too familiar with Navi Mumbai either, so you may be right!

[k4ran]

Wow nice pics GJ10, what other places did you visit in Kathiavad. Got any more pics?

[ab041937]

Originally Posted by GJ10

As far as I am aware, that one was Vashi station, but the friend who I was with was not too familiar with Navi Mumbai either, so you may be right!

Nah.. its not vashi Station. Here is the pic of Vashi Station


I am intrigued coz that station wasn't there when I left Mumbai in 2004. So, its definately got to be a new one.

[IU]

Nice pics GJ10 Keep em comin!

Originally Posted by ab041937

Is that Turbhe Railway station?

This pic from flickr confirms it's Turbhe station


Copyright Apoorva Karlekar

[ferrari_fan]

fantastic pics!!

[shivy]

is that rehousing slum buildings for the dharavi people?

[GJ10]

Junagadh/Girnar

Junagadh is a City in the centre of Kathiawad with a pop of approx 1.5lakhs, like most people who go to Junagadh, I really only went there to go to the series of temples along the Girnar Mountain, climbing thousands of steps along the way! The time I spent in the city centre was heavily interrupted by monsoon rainfall, so unfortunately I have no real pics of the city itself, but in all honesty it isn’t all that impressive from a modern development point of view (although the older buildings are wonderful!), roads are very very very bad and there are no new buildings to speak of, although there is a large mall coming up near the bus stand.

Anyway, pics!

Jamnagar-Junagadh Road
(Weird landscape of Grassland and Cacti)


Monsoon filled river


First views of Girnar


Junagadh City Gate


Majevadi Gate


Sardar Patel Gate


Junagadh (in distance from foothills of Girnar)


Girnar




Climbing up into Cloud Layer




Completely into Clouds


Gate to Derasar Mandir


Gomukhi Ganga Mandir


Ambaji Mandir






View of Guru Dattatreya Mandir

[GJ10]

Originally Posted by shivy

is that rehousing slum buildings for the dharavi people?

Not sure really, these were in NE Bombay, on the side of the Sion-Panvel Highway, on the stretch between Trombay and the Vashi Bridge; which is nowhere near Dharavi (although im not sure whether that really makes a difference?)

[Suncity]

Originally Posted by GJ10

What I thought was my Plane


My Actual Plane…


Luckily, I survived a trip in that ^ so more pics to follow!

[sam0m]

Originally Posted by shivy

is that rehousing slum buildings for the dharavi people?

Originally Posted by GJ10

Slum-Dweller Rehousing Buildings

This photo is taken at Mankhurd on Sion-Panvel Highway.

Chandivili, Dahisar in North-West Mumbai, Mankhurd in North-East Mumbai are the places where those slums affected by projects going in Mumbai get 250 sq feet flats.

The slums in Dharavi are most likely to get accommodation in their local areas as they have formed societies.

[dreadathecontrols]

Originally Posted by sam0m

This photo is taken at Mankhurd on Sion-Panvel Highway.

Chandivili, Dahisar in North-West Mumbai, Mankhurd in North-East Mumbai are the places where those slums affected by projects going in Mumbai get 250 sq feet flats.

The slums in Dharavi are most likely to get accommodation in their local areas as they have formed societies.

Does anyone have any more info about these.Hows the drainage beinbg sorted?Like does each flat have running water & toilets or is it one per landing or whatever.& will they have electric & power points? Will the kitchens be fitted in any way?Are they putting in glass or just bars?Etc

[GJ10]

And after a long delay, the final set of pics...

Bhanvad & Ghumli

Bhanvad is small town/large village, which strangely has better roads than the city of Junagadh, just passed through the town to go to the Ancient settlement of Ghumli which houses some historic ruins.

First View of Ghumli Hills


Was impressed by the road into Bhanvad




Typical Street Scene


Road from Bhanvad to Ghumli


Towards Ghumli Hills




Renovation of Ancient Temple Complex




Navlakha Mandir (ruins)




Holy Well

[gradybush]

Hi GJ10....This is GJ11 ... It was a very nostalgic feeling going through all the pictures of Junagadh! Thanks a ton for it.