Phantse kwakungekho mntu ukhenketho, nkqu okwesihlandlo sokuqala esiza eMumbai, soze sivele-into onokuyibona apha, kuba isixeko sinesisa emanzini. Uninzi olunokwenzeka luvela, ukuba ungayifumana njani yonke into ukubona yonke into, ngakumbi ukuba ukufutshane ngexesha. Musa ukulibala, ukongeza kwiseti esekwe, enzelwe ukhenkethi, hamba ngakumbi kwaye ithathe i-timosle yeSixeko.
UMumbai unombala onomdla kwaye omangalisayo omangalisayo ukuba apha, njengakweyiphi na indawo etyebileyo, isixeko sinokukhawuleza sibandakanye uhlobo lwe-overdoni le le nto. Ukuhamba ngeenyawo kwiindawo eziphambili ezichazwe kuyo nayiphi na incwadi yesikhokelo kufuneka ichithwe ngokundwendwela imyuziyam, igalari kunye neepaki. Ke awuyi kuba nemvakalelo yokuba yonke imihla ngohlobo oluthile lwendlela ende kakhulu kwaye uyivele kakhulu.
Kuya kufuneka wazi ukuba eyona ndawo iphambili kwiindawo ezinomdla eMumbai inokutyelelwa simahla, kodwa ekungeneni kwimyuziyam kunye negalari kuya kufuneka ihlawule. Kwaye xa iya kubakho malunga nesi sixeko, emva koko inxibe ezona zihlangu zikhululekileyo, kuba umgama uphakame kakhulu. Amantombazana kufuneka abe yimbambano ukugubungela amadolo abo kwaye agcine i-slim enamagqabi, abanokugubungela iintloko kunye namagxa, ukuba bahlanganisane ngequbuliso ukutyelela ii-mosque okanye ngequbuliso.
Kuyimfuneko ukuqalisa ngokutyelela kwiSithili se-Colla, kuba yena ngokwakho umtsalane. Ukuba awukhawulezi ukuhambahamba kuyo, uya kubona inani elikhulu lezakhiwo ezinkulu zobukoloniyali kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo iiperile eziphambili zeMumbai, ezikule ndawo. Okokuqala, lisango le-India - elibizwa ngokuba ngumqondiso wabakhenkethi iMumbai. Esi sakhiwo sibalulekileyo, esikunxweme lolwandle lwaseArabia.
Le asist yobukhulu obuyimitha engama-26 ukuphakama, eyakhiwe ngembeko yotyelelo lwesiNgesi uGeorge V. Abakhenkethi bawo baqala ukuhamba-hamba ngo-1911, kwaye kungekuphela ngexesha lemini, Kodwa nasebusuku. Yindawo ethandwayo esixekweni ukuba kunzima nokuba kunzima ukuthatha ifoto apha ukuze isakhelo asifumani amaIndiya ase-Dozen.
Olunye uphawu oludumileyo lwe-mumbai ngokuqinisekileyo yi-TaJ Mahal-Ihotele edumileyo edumileyo emihlanu, efumaneka kwangoko ngaphaya kwamasango eIndiya. Ke ukuba ngequbuliso uzinza apho, uya kuncoma izimvo ezinobungozi ngelitye lesikhumbuzo kunye nolwandle olungapheliyo. I-Taj Mahal ayisiyo ihotele entle, kodwa ibaluleke kakhulu kwisixeko esinesakhiwo enembali eqingqiweyo. Kule minyaka ili-100 idlulileyo, ucebisa ubutyebi kunye nobunewunewu beIndiya. Ke awunakuthatha nje imifanekiso yehotele ngaphandle, kodwa nokuba ususe inombolo kuyo.
Ewe kunjalo, isikhululo seVictoria Victoria egama linguTarapati Shivaji siya kuba likhadi leshishini elingenamiqathango. Esi sesona sibaluleke kakhulu kwaye simangalisayo esona sikhululo sikhulu eIndiya. Ngembonakalo yawo, uyakhumbula ibhotwe lasebukhosini, ayekwindawo yaseNgilani. Nangona kunjalo, kufanelekile ukuba ungene ngaphakathi kuyo, kwaye ngoko nangoko uzifumanisa kwiNdiya elungileyo yaseIndiya. Umhombiso we-faide wenza umahluko obukhali obukhali kunye nomxholo wayo wangaphakathi. Ngaphakathi, ngokuyintloko yinto eqhelekileyo, enkulu, enengxolo nengxolo nesikhululo esimdaka. Ukwakhiwa kwayo kwaqala ngo-1878 kwaye kwaqhubeka iminyaka eli-10.
Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, eyona nto ingaqhelekanga yokutsala, hayi iSixeko kuphela seMumbai, kodwa kwakhona, mhlawumbi, iphela i-India yigat. Le yindawo enkulu yokuhlamba iimpahla, ibekwe kwisibhakabhaka esivulekileyo. Apha ukusuka ekuseni kwaye kude kufike ilanga lomfazi kunye nendoda eyayisezantsi yeCawa yaseIndiya ecime ngesandla, emva koko isitatshi kunye neetoni ezomileyo zempahla yokunxiba. Kweli hlaselo, iihotele, izibhedlele kunye namaziko ohlukeneyo oluntu lwaseMumbai anikezelwa.
Ukujonga le ndawo, kufuneka uthathe iteksi. Ukuba uthunyelwe kwiZiko leSixeko, liya kubiza malunga ne-200 Rupees yaseIndiya. Ukuhlamba impahla iphantsi kweyona nto igqithileyo, abakhenkethi abaninzi baneliseke kakhulu kukuhlolwa kwenkqubo, ukujonga ukusuka ngasentla. Ewe, ungahla, uthatha isikhokelo nawe. Ukuba ufuna ukuthenga uhambo olunjalo kwi-kolabe, uyakufuna i-$ 25 yeedola kunye nendlela. Ewe, ukuba uthatha isikhokelo kwangoko, iya kuba yixabiso eliphantsi.
Indawo elandelayo ethandwa kakhulu eMumbai sisiqithi sendlovu. Ikwakho kwicala elingasempuma elivela esixekweni kwaye lidume kwilizwe liphela ngemiqolomba yakudala yetempile. Ungathenga itikiti le-pier ekufuphi nesango le-India. Ixesha endleleni imalunga neyure. Abantu abadala kufuneka bahlawulele ukutyelela isiqithi malunga ne-5 ropees. Imiqolomba kufuneka inyuke amanyathelo.
Nangona kunjalo, kwabo bangafuni kuphakanyiswa, kukho inkonzo yaseIndiya yaseIndiya- ungadlulisela njengeRaja okwenyani kumqolomba wesitulo. Phambi kwemqolombeni kukho enye i-cashier, kuba ingekho ngaphakathi kuya kufuneka ihlawule i-rupees ezingama-250. Itempile yakhiwa ngenkulungwane yesihlanu yexesha lethu, kwaye inikezelwe ngokupheleleyo kuTindiko uShiva. Owona mqolomba uphambili, obizwa ngokuba yiMahazamiti, ngowona mdla mkhulu. Endleleni eya etempileni ungadibana ne-omnipikes monkeys.
UMumbai sisixeko seecawa ezahlukeneyo, kuba amaKristu namaSilamsi, kunye namaHindu kunye ne-jain noJiyin bahlala apha. Akusoloko kusoloko kusenzeka ngoxolo, umzekelo, ukungqubana rhoqo kusoloko kuvela phakathi kwamaSilamsi kunye namaHindu. Okokuqala, kufuneka utyelele i-mosque eMumbai, eyona idume kakhulu kwesi sixeko, kwaye ikwisiqithi esincinci kufutshane nendawo yaseMfazwe. Ungahamba nge-mosque kuphela kwindawo emxinwa ye-bulk ephantsi.
Olu lwakhiwo lwakhiwa ngo-1431, kwaye wanikwa igama lomthengisi waseSilamsi, owathi ngexesha lokuphila kwakhe basasaza bonke ubutyebi bakhe kwaye waya eHajj ukuya kwi-MECCA. Ngelishwa, ngenxa yobudala bakhe, wayengenakufika apho kwaye wasweleka endleleni. Emva kwexesha, wangcwatywa eMumbai waza wamisa uHaji Ali Mosque kule ndawo. Ngaphakathi kwe-mosque, kuhlala kukho amakholwa amaninzi kwaye kuvaliwe, kuba kusoloko kusenziwa kwakhona ngenxa yokuba umoya namanzi atshabalalise izakhiwo. Ngaphakathi kwi-mosque ungandwendwela ingcwaba le-Saint, musa ukulibala ngekhowudi yokunxiba.
Ukusuka kwi-Khaji Alima Mosque, itempile ikwisithili yokufikelela kwitempile yamaHindu edumileyo yaseMahalashmi. Le yenye yezona zinto zihlonitshwe kwiitempile zeMumbai ezinikezelwe kwisizathu samaHindu Lakshmi, eyakhiwe ngo-1785. Ubungakanani beli sakhiwo luncinci, kwaye akunakwenzeka ukuba umntu abethe ngobuhle okanye ubuhle bayo. Ngaphakathi etempileni, uya kubona imifanekiso enikezelwe kumagqabantshisi amathathu amaHindu - Mahalakshmi, Mahasaravati noMahakali. Ngaphakathi etempileni ngamandla amakhulu ngokungakhathali, le ndawo iqhuma ngokuzola noxolo. Ngaphambi kokuba ungene etempileni, unokuthenga iintyatyambo ngeminikelo, iimveliso zenkolo kunye neelekese.
Kwakhona eMumbai ofanele ukutyelelwa kunye netempile enkulu yamaKatolika-Icawe kaMariya entabeni, ekwindawo ye-gangay. Le cawe inebali elicetyekileyo, kodwa kufuneka iqatshelwe ukuba ikwazile ukuthenga imbonakalo yakhe yokugqibela kuphela ngo-1904. Nangona e-India, ezo zakhiwo azinqabi, kodwa ziseyintloko echukumisayo, ezakhiwe kwisitayile se-semi-gothic, nkqu nakwimihla yethu zibangela ukuba isixeko semvelaphi nesixeko saseIndiya nesifubayo.
Kananjalo eMumbai baninzi abalandeli abaninzi bonqulo. Ke ngoko, banayo itempile yabo kufutshane nendlela yeWaquiswar Road. I-jaineinesm yenye yeenkolo zikazwelonke zaseIndiya. Iitempile zaseHiin zihlala zahlukile kwabanye ngobunewunewu bawo kwaye ngaxeshanye zilula. Nangona isilivere ngegolide isetyenziselwa ukuyilwa kwayo, kodwa yonke into yenziwa ngendlela ethintelayo. Ekubeni uGaineissm ushumayela ngokugculela ubundlobongela, ngenxa yoko, ngokukhupha le tempile kukho imigaqo ethile. Akuvunyelwanga apha ngezinto zesikhumba-amabhanti, ii-wallet, izihlangu kunye ne-arches.