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Photo: Wikimedia CommonsEach September an eight-day feast draws pilgrims of all faiths to this hilltop basilica, where Hindus, Muslims and Christians alike come to ask for wishes.
A hilltop Roman Catholic basilica in Bandra, built in its current form in 1904 on the site of an earlier 16th-century Portuguese chapel. Its annual eight-day feast in September, the Bandra Fair, draws pilgrims and visitors of all faiths from across Mumbai and beyond, making it one of the city's largest religious gatherings. The basilica overlooks the Arabian Sea and Bandra Bandstand. Pope John Paul II elevated it to the status of minor basilica in recognition of its significance.
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Built to remember soldiers killed in the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1838 to 1842, it carries their regiments in stained glass and marble.
Portuguese colonists found a stone elephant on the shore and named the island for it. Inside, a towering Shiva carved centuries earlier still watches.
The causeway to this shrine vanishes underwater at high tide, so pilgrims plan their visit around the sea.