India 2018 (part V): Mumbai 3

Mumbai, Maharashtra:

at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

After visiting Ahmedabad and working in the countryside of Kachchh, I traveled home to Germany via Mumbai.

During this trip to India, I finally had the chance to see a few parts of the country’s economic capital as I have shown you in previous posts (here and here). On my return journey, I had only an afternoon in the city and used the time to visit the superb Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly named Prince of Wales Museum of Western India). The beautiful building houses a vast collection of thousands of historic artefacts and pieces of Indian art – certainly a must-see if you are in Mumbai!

approaching northern Mumbai

view across Kandivali West (the Global Vipassana Pagoda is visible too)

view across Mumbai to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link

view across southernmost Mumbai

detour across the hills east of Mumbai

northern Navi Mumbai

mangroves on the eastern shore of Thane Creek

Eastern Express Highway

approaching the airport

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

the central hall

Ganesha (Karnataka, 12th century AD)

Vishnu (Maharashtra, 11th century AD)

Bahubali (Karnataka, 9th century AD)

Narasimha (Tamil Nadu, 17th century AD)

‘Festivities around the relic of the turban’ (Telangana, 150 AD)

Rhinoceros (Maharashtra, 1500-1050 BC)

Humayun’s Armour (1553)

the central hall

Chintamani Lokeshvara (Nepal, 19th century AD)

Ghantapada with his consort (Tibet, 16th century AD)

‘Emperor Jehangir distributing alms’ (18th century AD)

‘Portraits of Begams’ (19th century AD)

‘Portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’ (1675)

‘Raas Krida on Sharad Purnima day’ (19th century AD)

‘Ladies enjoying on terrace’ (1707-1720)

‘Lady on swing’ (ca. 1800)

‘A view in the bazaar, leading to Chitpore Road’ by J. B. Fraser (1826)

art collections

‘Lady Navajbai Tata’ by J. J. Shannon (1862-1923)

natural history collections

Mumbai city centre

My return flight to Germany passed through Dubai and I enjoyed my window seat offering fantastic views of the desert landscapes of southern Iran and the snow-clad countryside of Turkey.

stopover in Dubai

Dubai

above the clouds

Qeshm Island, Iran

landscape of Iran

crossing into Turkey

eastern Turkey

sunset

After my eventful journey, I finally reached Germany again, but I stayed only for a couple of days before work brought me to the other side of the world: Mexico.