Tilak Road, Ghatkopar

 

Lovely depiction of what looks like Vacchra Dada, the pastoral deity of Gujarat with his staff and raised hand. I hope I have identified it right.

Dharavi

 

Dharavi

 

Kannadi Chawl. Dharavi

Seawoods

 

Kerala Religious Icons in Hotel Sanjo, Seawoods. 

Kamathipura

 

15th lane Kamathi Pura

 

Vashi

 

Vashi

 

Bhulbhai Desai Road

 

Wadala

Migrant Gods: Yellamma of Kotnoor, Belgaum District. 

Dadar + Parel

Dombivali

Migrant Gods: Guruvayurappan of Kerala in Dombivali. 

And some images from around the temple.

Dr SS Road

Kshetra Maranakatte. From near Kundapura in Coastal Karnataka. 

Dr SS Rao Road

Migrant Gods of Mumbai: Kshetra Maranakatte. 

Stumbled upon a very interesting mythological story thanks to this small image that says Kshetra Maranakatte. The deity is the Asura called Kamhasura who was killed by Mookambika of Kollur, a very popular temple that is nearby. Kollur is popular with devotees from Kerala whereas this would probably be the local one that is also worshipped. More details here.

Thakkar Bappa Colony

Migrant God and now resident of Mumbai -
Goga Baba of Rajasthan/Marwar 

These figures make their appearance during Raksha bandhan in Mumbai.

Jacob Circle

Migrant Gods of Mumbai - Koti Chennayya of Tulunadu 

In the popular Udupi restaurant at Saath Rasta called Shree Ram, they have this image of the legendary heroes of Tulunadu or the places where Tulu is spoken in what is presently Mangaluru, Udupi and Kasargod districts of Karnataka and Kerala.

Koti and Chennayya lived in the 16th Century and have shrines in their name across that region. This one had the name of a shrine in Udupi.

Mumbai has a large population of Tulu speakers including the people who run the Udipi restaurant business and that's part of this city's hertiage.

Meanwhile, they serve Samosa here with a South Indian chutney and they are famosu for their sweets.

Ram Mandir Station Raod

Aam Artist Gallery: 

Which part of India is that window design from? 

Dharavi

Off Western Express Highway

#MigrantGods 

On social media, I was adding images to a hashtag called #SlumgodsOfMumbai when the Ganga Walker aka Siddharth Agarwal suggested that they are in fact migrant gods or deities. 

So true! This two South Indian deities are pasted by a Tamizh lady who sells idlis and vadais in the morning on the Footpath. When her shop is open, the images feel at home. Part time gods. In the afternoon, they are hiding in plain sight among mumbaiya maximum decibels.

Meet Ayyappan of Shabarimala, Kerala in Goregaon.