Bhuleshwar

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} {{for|temple in Pune|Bhuleshwar temple}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bhuleshwar | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = Bhuleshwar Sculpture detail | nickname = | pushpin_map = India Mumbai | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mumbai, India | coordinates = {{coord|18.95|N|72.83|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Mumbai City | subdivision_type3 = City | subdivision_name3 = Mumbai | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Municipal Corporation | governing_body = Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 400002<ref name="pcode">{{cite web|url=https://pincode.org.in/400002|title=Pin code : Bhuleshwar, Mumbai |accessdate=9 February 2015|publisher=pincode.org.in}}</ref> | area_code = 022 | area_code_type = | registration_plate = MH 01 | blank1_name_sec1 = Civic agency | blank1_info_sec1 = BMC | website = | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = Marathi }} '''Bhuleshwar''' (Old spelling '''Bholeśvar''') is a neighbourhood in Mumbai.<ref name="origins">{{cite book|last=D'Cunha|first=Jose Gerson|title=The Origins of Bombay|publisher=Asian Educational Services|location=Bombay|year=1900|edition=3|pages=265|chapter=IV The Portuguese Period|isbn=81-206-0815-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=miD5YO05jpUC&q=the+origins+of+bombay|accessdate=2009-01-04}}</ref> It is situated in South Mumbai and to the north of the Fort area.<ref name=lp/> It is known for being home to over 100 temples <ref name="MD">{{cite news | url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2010/may/060510-Bhuleshwar-streets-musicians-weekend-saree-shopping.htm | title=Visit Bhuleshwar's chambers of temple music | accessdate=8 March 2011 | date=6 May 2010 | publisher=Mid Day}}</ref> including Mumba Devi Temple of Mumbai, the patron goddess of the city of Mumbai and Swaminarayan Mandir. The area is also known for the Bhuleshwar Market for fruit and vegetable and is surrounded a number of old markets, like the Crawford Market for fruits and vegetables, Mangaldas Market for silk and cloth, Zaveri Bazaar, the famous jewellery and diamond market and Chor Bazaar, a noted market for antiques and furniture.<ref name=lp>{{cite web |title=Bhuleshwar Market |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/mumbai-bombay/shopping/market/bhuleshwar-market |date= |publisher=Lonely Planet |accessdate=16 May 2013}}</ref>

Its near by areas are Kalbadevi, Girgaon, Princess Street

The guide and historical study book, ''Alice in Bhuleshwar'' about the locality was published in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burrowing through Bhuleshwar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Burrowing-through-Bhuleshwar/articleshow/4988208.cms | newspaper=The Times of India|date=9 September 2009 | first=Sharmila | last=Ganesan-Ram | accessdate=31 October 2018}}</ref>

==See also== *Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai

== References == {{reflist}} * ''Alice in Bhuleshwar: Navigating a Mumbai Neighbourhood'', by Kaiwan Mehta. Yoda Press, 2009. {{ISBN|8190618636}}.

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