Kalbadevi is an old neighbourhood in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 (Bombay), India

India

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. It is named after the Hindu

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 Goddess of the same name. Postal code 400002. Kalbadevi area is one of the busiest areas during peak hours. The area has mostly traders in watches, bicycles, steel utensils, etc.

Kalbadevi is within walking distance from CST, Masjid Bunder and Marine Lines. The traders, buyers and visitors living in suburbs depend on these three railway stations to reach Kalbadevi.

Kalbadevi Road starts near Metro Cinema

Metro Cinema

thumb|Metro Cinema c.2005Metro BIG Cinema is an Art Deco Heritage grade IIA multiplex Movie theater in Mumbai, India built in 1938. It was built and originally run by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , the Hollywood studio. The main architect of the cinema was Thomas W. Lamb of New York, and D. W...

 and continues up to Bhuleshwar

Bhuleshwar

Bhuleshwar is a neighbourhood in Mumbai. The area is known for being house to over 100 temples and the former residence of Dhirubhai Ambani and family....

 Road and further to the Khetwadi road. There are a number of book shops for old and new books. One of these, the New and Secondhand Bookshop was founded in 1905. An access to the two cloth wholesale markets, Mulji Jetha Market and Mangaldas Market, are the main cloth markets in South Mumbai from Hanuman Galli, which starts at Kalbadevi Road. At the further end of Kalbadevi, near Bhuleshwar Road, is the Cotton Exchange, the market for cotton trade.

Hotel Surti is at the intersection of Bhuleshwar Road and Kalbadevi Road. Other restaurants on Kalbadevi include Anand Bhavan and Krishna Murari near the Hanuman Temple in the "middle" portion along the length of Kalbadevi Road. Towards Metro there are two other restaurants - Raj Mahal and Pushpa Vihar and also Thali restaurant.

Kalbadevi used to be a residential area. Abdul Rehman Street, Princess Street

Princess Street (Mumbai)

Princess Street is a road and a neighbourhood which stretches along this road in south Mumbai. The official name of this road is Shamaldas Gandhi Marg. The road links the Marine Drive flyover with Crawford Market. It serves the busy Marine Lines railway station as well as Thakurdwar and Bhuleshwar...

, and Bhuleshwar Road were occupied by families. As the price of real estate went up, more and more people opted to leave the area and move towards the northern parts of Mumbai.

Being close to a Parsi

Parsi

Parsi or Parsee refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani community....

 fire temple, many Parsis live near Metro Cinema

Metro Cinema

thumb|Metro Cinema c.2005Metro BIG Cinema is an Art Deco Heritage grade IIA multiplex Movie theater in Mumbai, India built in 1938. It was built and originally run by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , the Hollywood studio. The main architect of the cinema was Thomas W. Lamb of New York, and D. W...

 in Kalbadevi. Parsi Dairy on Princess Street is a very old establishment in the area. It has undergone restructuring to keep up with the modern times. Publishers like R. R. Sheth & Co. and Navbharat Sahitya Mandir are on Princess Street in this area.

A market has also been developed for designer sarees and readymade garments.

G.T. Hospital, Cama Hospital and Bombay Hospital are near Kalbadevi Road.

Kalbadevi temple

The Kalbadevi temple, after which this neighbourhood is named was relocated twice. It is believed that the original temple was located in Mahim

Mahim

Mahim is a neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station in Mahim area, on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. In ancient times, the area was known as Maijim, Mejambu, Mahikawati....

, but the image of the goddess was kept hidden for five hundred years. After being found, it was installed in this neighbourhood. It was relocated again when the Government decided to widen the road for laying a tramline. The original structure was demolished and the government financed the entire expenditure for the construction of the present structure. The management of the present temple was handed over to Raghunath Joshi after relocation.