The colourful indoor Crawford Market (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
Market) is where locals of central Mumbai go shopping for their
fruit, vegetables and (for the brave) meat. Rudyard Kipling was
born just south of the market in 1865 and an ornate fountain
designed by his father, Lockwood Kipling, sits between old fruit
boxes at the market's centre. He also designed the frieze depicting
Indian peasants in wheat fields which hangs above the main
entrance. The animal market at the rear sells everything from
poodles to parrots in small cages. North of the market are the
narrow lanes of Kalbadevi. This predominantly Muslim area is a
seething mass of people and traffic and is the location of several
markets selling jewellery, textiles and leather goods. The most
famous is the Chor Bazaar, Mumbai's 'thieves' market', which sells
'antiques' and miscellaneous junk - don't place too much faith in
authenticity of anything here. This area is also home to the Jama
Masjid and the Mumbadevi Temple, whic Address: Junction of Dadabhoy Naoroji Road and Carnac
Road
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