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Madiwala market is on both sides of the road that connects Koramangala and Sarjapur road with Hosur road. The vendors here sell vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices, pooja items, fish and more.
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Once a year, I inadvertently overhear someone wondering aloud about the sea level while crossing the Mahim or Thane Creek bridges without realising that the sea has tides. Similar conversations are heard at the beaches too. The Bandra Worli Sea Link, which now features in almost every movie about Mumbai, as seen from Mahim. Pic: MS Gopal Not being aware of tides often leads to lovers being stranded on the rocks along the coast, or even people getting washed away by waves during the monsoons. People regularly throng the sea-fronts of Mumbai - sometimes the beaches, sometimes the promenades, but…
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Glad to know some one other than me thinks this is a really amazing place. When I take my first-time-India-visitors on a Bangalore tour, Madiwala market is always on the list. Now your article will remind them of the place.
Hope everyone reading this will make an effort to support such markets instead of patronizing the ‘chain’ retail outlets!
Warmest smiles in the world. beautiful pictures. Lovely colours.