Tata’s No-Dogs Inspiration Miner

At the crumbling old British-exclusive Watson’s Hotel, where Jamshedji Tata, the Parsee Indian industrialist, once saw a sign saying “No Dogs or Indians Allowed”, a banyan tree is doing its part to destroy this legacy building. His hotel, built on the waterfront, is now the world famous Taj, symbol of Indian pride and independence

Location:

State: Maharashtra
Locality: Mumbai: At the intersection of MG and Mello roads, visible on N side of building

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Botany:

Common name: Bodhi Tree or Peepal: A incredibly common and intensely revered strangler fig found throughout the continent, with distinctive pointed leaves
Botanical species: Ficus religiosa
Botanical family : Moraceae [Mulberry or fig]
This species is profiled in Krishen’s Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide

Geography:

Latitude: 18.928389 ° north of the Equator
Longitude: 72.831205 ° east of the Prime Meridian
Altitude: 18.9 metres above sea level

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Journey:

Arcing Westwards
Path : Traveling from Mumbai into Gujarat and Rajasthan
Date photographed: 6.08.09

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