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Swami Narayan Temple, Dadar East |
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 Swami Narayan Temple The island of Mahim contained the capital of the 13th century king, Bhimdev. A dargah of Makhtum Fahih Ali Paru was built here in 1431. In the 1670's a convent of Our Lady of Salvation was built, and a Franciscan church constructed in what is now called Dadar. The Bombay Municipal Corporation opened up Mahim for the purpose of development.
In 1913, a scheme for building three major access roads, running in a roughly north-south direction was started. The first is now called the Western Express highway; the second N. M. Joshi Marg, and the third is the Tulsi Pipe Road. The town planning ideas then prevalent account for the incorporation of open spaces between buildings.
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