Chaitya Bhoomi

Chaitya Bhoomi, also written as Chaityabhoomi is a Buddhist chaitya and the cremation place of B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and the revived Buddhism in India.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: Buddhist shrine and resting place of Babasaheb Ambedkar
  • Also known as: “Chaitya Bhumi” and “Chaityabhoomi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shivaji Park and Dadar railway station.

Park
Photo: Sumeet Rege, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, is a public park situated in , . It is the largest park in the island city. Similar but bigger in size to Azad Maidan and , it is of historical and cultural value because of the political and social gatherings it has witnessed, both in pre- and post-independence Mumbai. is situated 520 metres northeast of Chaitya Bhoomi.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a major interchange railway stations on the Western Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway. It serves the area in , India. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Chaitya Bhoomi.

Church
Photo: Shabbir Siraj, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of Our Lady of Salvation, popularly referred to as , is one of the oldest churches in , . It is located on S. K. is situated 770 metres south of Chaitya Bhoomi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dadar and Prabhadevi.

Suburb
Photo: Swaminathan, CC BY 2.0.
is a densely populated residential and shopping neighbourhood in . It is also a prominent railway and bus service hub with local and national connectivity. It is Mumbai's first planned area and is a hub for the city's Marathi culture.

Suburb
is a small up-scale southern neighbourhood of , situated between to the north, to the south and the Arabian Sea to the west.

Photo: Anunandusg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly known as Bombay, is the largest city in and the capital of the state of . A cosmopolitan metropolis, was built on seven islands on the coastline which over time were joined to form the island city of Bombay.

Chaitya Bhoomi

Latitude
19.02509° or 19° 1′ 30″ north
Longitude
72.83383° or 72° 50′ 2″ east
Open location code
7JFJ2RGM+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1234028110
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q17001591
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Thai—“Chaitya Bhoomi” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “চৈত্য ভূমি”
  • Catalan: “Chaitya Bhoomi”
  • Chinese: “柴蒂亚布米”
  • Chinese: “柴蒂亞布米”
  • Danish: “Chaitya Bhoomi”
  • Hindi: “चैत्य भूमि”
  • Marathi: “चैत्यभूमी”
  • Panjabi: “ਚੈਤਯਾ ਭੂਮੀ”
  • Russian: “Чайтябхуми”
  • Swedish: “Chaitya Bhoomi”
  • Tamil: “சைத்திய பூமி”
  • Telugu: “చైత్యభూమి”
  • Thai: “ไจตยภูมี”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chaitya Bhumi Police Chowk and Dadar Chowpatty.

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