A
popular beach where celebration of festivals such as Coconut Day and the
Ganesh Chaturthi immersions take place. Besides little kiosks selling
Bombay's special snacks, Bhelpuri & Kulfi (local ice cream) one can
find professional massesurs, pony leaders, beebee-gun shooting galleries,
contortionists, snake charmers, monkey-trainers, balloon sellers,
flower-girls and lots more.
On the beach are statues of india's
freedom fighters, Lokmanya Tilak and Vithalbhai Patel who symbolise the
freedom struggle. Chowpatty occupies a special place in the life of
Bombay, having been the venue of mass political meetings in the
pre-independence era.