The Gaodevi and Durgamata temples at Historic Gilbert Hill In Andheri(w), Mumbai

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  1. NainikaSomaiya

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    Gilbert Hill is a 200 foot (90 m) monolith column of black basalt rock in Andheri (West), Mumbai.The rock has a sheer vertical face and was created when molten lava was squeezed out of the earth’s clefts during the Mesozoic Era about 65 million years ago.

    According to experts, this rare geological phenomenon was the remnants of a ridge and had clusters of vertical columns in nearby Jogeshwari which were quarried off two decades ago. These vertical columns are similar to the Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, and the Devil’s Post Pile National Monument in eastern California, USA.

    Atop the rock column, two Hindu temples, the Gaodevi and Durgamata temples, set in a small garden, are accessed by a steep staircase carved into the rock. The hill offers a panoramic view of the city of Mumbai.




    To get there via road, turn left at Kasimali Sakur Chowk on SV Road, just before Andheri railway station and ask for directions to the temple atop Gilbert Hill which is a minute’s drive away.
     
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    Hi NainikaSomaiya,

    Thank you for sharing about the two temples. You can make it much more informative about the temples. Keep posting in IL!!!
     

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