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The weather is one of the main criteria one keeps in mind while planning a holiday and Mumbai is no exception. Being a coastal city, Mumbai experiences humid and sultry weather conditions throughout the year. Summers, which stretch from March to May especially can be very uncomfortable.The monsoon season with its excessive rain can play spoil-sport to your holidaying mood and force you to stay indoors as Mumbai has a tendency to get flooded with heavy showers. However, for those traveling from the Gulf, rains are a major attraction after living in the dry, parched desert and one often finds a number of tourists from Gulf countries visiting Mumbai during the rains.

-Location: Mumbai, a port city, is located on the west coast of India on the shores of the Arabian Sea. - Capital of the state of Maharashtra, Bombay was re-named Mumbai in 1996 -Dialing code- Country: 0091 City : 022

Mumbai, a port city on the western coast, is India’s economic capital, its financial center and the heart of the Hindi film industry. Major industries in India are head-quartered here. It is also the centre for India’s booming textile industry.

Mumbai has a rich and varied history. The origin of its name is also interesting. Mumbai is a combination of two words – ‘Mumba’ and ‘Aai.’ The former is taken from the name of the Koli mother goddess, Mumbadevi and the latter means mother in Marathi. The city was officially accorded this name in 1995. Earlier it was known as Bombay.

Mumbai is a tolerant mix of people from all over the country, a mosaic of cultures and communities living in harmony, at the same time each group clinging to their individual identity. A resident of Mumbai is called a Mumbaikar, or Bombayite. The city has many Muslim communities including the Bohras and Khojas. The Parsi community, though small, has its distinct flavor; dress, language and food habits. There are a handful of Jews too living in Mumbai, Baghdadi Jews and the Bani-Israel.

List of holidays in Mumbai:: Wednesday 26 January National Day Wednesday 16 February Birthday Saturday 19 February Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Wednesday 2 March Mahashivratri Sunday 20 March Holi Monday 4 April Gudi Padwa Tuesday 12 April Ram Navami Thursday 14 April Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti Saturday 16 April Mahavir Jayanti Friday 22 April Good Friday Sunday 1 May Maharashtra Day Tuesday 17 May Buddha Purnima Monday 15 August Independence Day Friday 19 August Parsi New Year Monday 22 August Janmashtami Wednesday 31 August Eid Al Fitr Thursday 1 September Ganesh Chaturthi Sunday 2 October Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Thursday 6 October Dussehra Wednesday 26 October Diwali Amavasya Thursday 27 October Diwali (Bali Pratipada) November Eid Al Adha Thursday 10 November Guru Nanak Jayanti Saturday 6 December Muharram Sunday 25 December Christmas, the birthday of Jesus, peace be upon him; Note:: Islamic religious festivals vary according to the lunar months.

The city’s climate is governed by two main factors: seasonal rainfall and temperatures that vary with the activity of the sea. Annual temperatures High Low January 31(88 F) 16 (61 F) February 31(88 F) 17 (63 F) March 33(91 F) 21 (70 F) April 33(91 F) 24 (75 F) May 33(91 F) 26(79 F) June 32(90 F) 26 (79 F) July 30(86 F) 25 (77 F) August 29(84 F) 25 (77 F) September 30(86 F) 24 (75 F) October 33(91 F) 23 (73 F) November 33(91 F) 21 (70 F) December 32(90 F) 18(64 F)

All foreign travellers wishing to visit India must obtain a visa to enter the country. Citizens of Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives are exempt from this requirement.

Like most cities with a rich and vibrant history and an equally thriving modern-day life, there is much to be done and seen in Mumbai, Though not a very large metropolis in terms of area, being the business hub of India has meant that the city has acquired many different faces, each molded by the lives of its multi-cultural inhabitants. The good part about Mumbai is that most things worth seeing are concentrated in the Southern and Western Suburbs region of the city.