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[[File:The Chowpattee of Former Days, Bombay (9142699685).jpg|thumb|Chowpatty in 1860s]]<br />
'''Girgaon Chowpatty''' ([[IAST]]: ''Giragāva Chaupāṭī''), is a public [[beach]] along the [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Queen’s Necklace]] adjoining [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] in the [[Girgaon]] area of [[Mumbai]], India. It is served by the [[Charni Road railway station]]. The beach is noted for its [[Ganesh Visarjan]] celebrations when thousands of people from all over Mumbai and [[Pune]] come to immerse the idols of Lord Ganesh in the [[Arabian Sea]]. It is also one of the many places in the city where the 'Ram Leela' play is performed onstage every year. An effigy of Ravan erected on the sand is burnt at the end of the 10-day performance.<br />
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On the road running along the beach, the lone surviving terrorist of the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|26/11 attacks]], [[Ajmal Kasab]], was caught and arrested. A bronze bust of [[Tukaram Omble]], the policeman who helped to arrest Kasab, was erected on 26{{nbsp}}November 2009.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Chowpatty is an Anglicised form of ''Chau-pati'' (four channels or four creeks in Marathi) as per (Bombay City Gazetteer, I. 27). This name is analogous to that of Satpaty, a village in the Mahim Taluka of the Thane District, which is approached through a Channel or Creek, containing seven divisions of water.<br />
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==Pollution==<br />
The water surrounding the beach is heavily polluted, and swimming should be avoided. [[Fecal coliform]] was recorded in the water in 2013 at levels of 1455 per 100 [[Litre#SI prefixes applied to the litre|mL]], far above the acceptable standard of 500 per 100 mL. The presence of fecal coliform in the water has been attributed to waste from [[storm drain]]s, open [[defecation]], and the discharge of [[sewage|raw sewage]] from [[sewerage|sewer]] pipes not connected to the city [[sanitary sewer|mains]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/pollution/Mumbais-coastal-waters-go-from-bad-to-worse/articleshow/23490494.cms |title=Mumbai's coastal waters go from bad to worse |newspaper=The Times of India |date=4 October 2013 | first=Clara | last=Lewis |access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref><br />
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On 30 August 2016, the sand on the beach is said to be turning black due to a possible oil slick in the area. The specific cause of the blackening is unknown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-oil-slick-at-girgaum-beach-leaves-activists-2250165|title=Why the sand at Mumbai's famous Girgaum chowpatty is turning black {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2016-08-30|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-30}}</ref><br />
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==Images==<br />
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File:Chowpatty Beach (Bombay).jpg|Girgaon Chowpatty with [[Nariman Point]] skyline in the background<br />
File:Chowpatty beach monsoon.jpg|Girgaon Chowpatty with Malabar Hills in the background<br />
File:Vendors on Chowpatty Beach.jpg|Corn cob vendors on Girgaon Chowpatty<br />
File:Mumbai, India, Family on the beach.jpg|Walking<br />
File:Mumbai, India, Girgaon Chowpatty Beach.jpg|Walking<br />
File:Mumbai, India, Bombay, Mumbai city skyline at night.jpg|Twilight at Girgaon Chowpatty<br />
File:Mumbai, India, Bombay, Mumbai skyline at sunset.jpg|Sunset at Girgaon Chowpatty<br />
File:Girgaum Chowpatty.jpg|View of Girgaon Chowpatty from [[Malabar Hill]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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3. http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/MTDC/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/Default.aspx?strpage=../MaharashtraTourism/CitiestoVisits/Mumbai/MumbaiAttractions.html<br />
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