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Location :
South Mumbai
Specialty : Coconut Festival, Ganesh Chaturthi
(August/September)
Nearby Attraction : Malabar Hills, Nariman Point
Best Time : Any time of the year
Chowpatty Beach is a place to cool your heels especially
after your long day of hectic schedule. |
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At the North
end of the glittering Marine Drive, you can unpack all your
burdens here - physical or mental, amidst the open expanse
of the placid Arabian Sea. However, there is one catch, the
beach may be bustling with life with teeming Mumbai on the
sea front, but it is neither suitable for swimming nor for
sun bathing.
Chowpatty Beach can be one spot where you could be a witness
to a host of festivals that the Hindus celebrate. Come after
the Monsoon is passing by, there is time when festivals like
Coconut Festival and Maharashtra's signature festival -
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in all religious fervor and
excitement. Chowpatty Beach becomes the culminating point
when idols of Lord Ganesha are immersed in the Sea amidst
the chanting of mantras and high decibel songs and chaos.
Chowpatty Beach is abuzz with excitement when the evening
engulfs the horizon and a carnival kind of atmosphere dawns
on the beach. A huge line of stalls on the beach comes up,
selling Mumbai's street delicacies like mouth watering Bhel
Puri, Pav Bhaji, kulfi, etc. You can't bet on the hygiene
part, but the taste would never be a let down, that's for
sure.
How to Reach Chowpatty Beach :
By Air
Mumbai is easily accessible by air to all the corners of the
country and abroad. Chhatrapati Shivaji International
Airport and domestic airport carry the services of almost
all the major flights. These airports are well connected to
all the major points of the city by road and suburban
railways.
By Train/Rail
You could get down at the Churchgate railway station, which
is quite close to Chowpatty Beach. You can get down here and
hire an auto or get in a bus to reach the beach.
By Road
Mumbai is well connected to all the major cities of
Maharashtra state and other states neighboring to it. City
bus services run by BEST connects you to Marine Drive from
almost all the major center so the city.
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