# Bhuleshwar

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{{for|temple in Pune|Bhuleshwar temple}}
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| image_caption      = Bhuleshwar Sculpture detail
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mumbai, India
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| subdivision_name1  = [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra)
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| subdivision_name2  = [Mumbai City](/source/Mumbai_City_district)
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| postal_code        = 400002<ref name="pcode">{{cite web|url=https://pincode.org.in/400002|title=Pin code : Bhuleshwar, Mumbai
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'''Bhuleshwar''' (Old spelling '''Bholeśvar''') is a neighbourhood in [Mumbai](/source/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](/source/South_Mumbai) and to the north of the [Fort](/source/Fort_(Mumbai_precinct)) 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](/source/Mumba_Devi_Temple) of [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), the patron goddess of the city of Mumbai and [Swaminarayan Mandir](/source/Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2C_Mumbai). 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](/source/Crawford_Market) for fruits and vegetables, Mangaldas Market for silk and cloth, [Zaveri Bazaar](/source/Zaveri_Bazaar), the famous jewellery and diamond market and [Chor Bazaar](/source/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](/source/Kalbadevi), [Girgaon](/source/Girgaon), [Princess Street](/source/Princess_Street_(Mumbai)) 

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](/source/Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir%2C_Mumbai)

== References ==
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* ''Alice in Bhuleshwar: Navigating a Mumbai Neighbourhood'', by Kaiwan Mehta. [Yoda Press](/source/Yoda_Press), 2009. {{ISBN|8190618636}}.

{{Mumbai topics}}

Category:Neighbourhoods in Mumbai
Category:Tourist attractions in Mumbai

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