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| Bandra Feast... | ||
 Bandra was a tiny fishing village inhabited by the Koli fishermen and also farmersBandra was acquired by the British East India Company Most of the people in Bandra worked for the East India Company and hence were called East Indians. Bandra consisted of villages called Sherly, Malla, Rajan, Kantwadi, Waroda, Ranwar, Boran Pali and Chuim. suburb was originally known as Vandra as it was the home of monkeys. Then Bandor as the portuguese called it in 1505, then called Bandera, bandura, bandore, pandara, bandorah,Bandara and finally Bandra when the railway station signboard finalised it at the end of the last century. Christians in Bandra are mostly of the Koli, Bhandari and Kunbi castes. Mount Mary's Church is on the mountain height and so it is called Mount Mary’s Church The basilica was built in 1904 at a cost of 1 lakh. It was built to serve the garrison posted at Castella deAguada- the fort at Lands End. It was destroyed in a fire in 1739 and rebuilt in 1761, the year marking the beginning of Bandra Feast as it is celebrated today. To celebrate the birthday of Mother Mary which is on 8th September, week long celebrations started to take place from 1st day of Novena. People coming from all over Mumbai from early hours of morning until mid night. People spent their time in shopping and entertainment. Most of the people residing in Bandra were eastt Indians hence it became East Indians Feast.. | ||