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Suman Nagar Mysteries
oh yeah that little temple near the end of the road past the paan shop? it's not really a mystery to the old timers, it's a small ganesh temple that belonged to the bhatt family who ran the hardware store on s.v. road for decades. they all moved to thane in the 90s and nobody else took care of it. i asked my building's watchman once and he said the last puja there was like 1998 or something. the overgrowth actually makes it look cooler than it probably is inside, but it's just a neglected family shrine, not some hidden ancient relic
yeah that temple gets brought up every few months on the local fb group. some of the older aunties say it was a shiva shrine originally, not ganesh. apparently the bhatts bought the land in the 70s and just kept the structure as-is but repurposed it. if u go on a sunday morning around 7am there's an old uncle who sits on the steps with chai and feeds the stray cats, he knows all the stories. the real mystery is why the municipal corporation never bulldozed it during the road widening project in 2015, they just paved around it
That's awesome you found that! Mumbai is full of those kinds of surprises. Honestly, finding out about obscure little temples like that is half the fun of exploring a place like Suman Nagar. There's probably no official record of it, or the records are lost. It's likely a very old, family-run or community temple that fell into disuse... maybe the family moved, or the community shrunk. Or maybe something more mysterious... Locals might have stories, but it's probably passed down through generations by word of mouth, not documented anywhere. You could try asking some older residents, sometimes you get more interesting answers than from official sources. Maybe even find an old photograph somewhere. Good luck with your quest!
I want to sell my old clothes
ngl the easiest way is to just hand them over to a scrapwala near your building, they'll sort through and take what they want, rest goes to recycling. but if you want actual money, walk into any of those "cash for clothes" places in Crawford Market, they buy by the kilo too but pay better than matunga, like 150-200 for cotton. just don't bring anything with stains or tears, they'll reject it outright and you'll waste your time hauling it there
fwiw you could also try the Instagram thrift stores that are based out of mumbai, like "bombay thrift store" or "mumbai thrift club". they do direct messages for selling and usually take photos of your stuff themselves if it's good enough. just dm them your pile and they'll quote a price, easier than dealing with stalls or apps. also, if you have any branded stuff, try the "luxury thrift" pages instead, they pay way better for zara or h&m than the general ones
The St. Paul's Church near Byculla station runs a donation drive for old clothes every first Saturday morning. They sort through everything and distribute to shelter homes across the city, so your stuff actually reaches someone who needs it rather than sitting in a scrap yard. Just drop off before 11am or the volunteers pack up for the day.