Girgaum Chowpatty

Girgaon Chaupati, commonly known as just Chaupati (pronounced as chowpatty), is one of the most famous public beaches adjoining Marine Drive in the Girgaon area of Mumbai, India.The beach is famous for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations when hundreds of people from all over Mumbai come to immerse the idols of Lord Ganapati in the Arabian Sea.It is also one of the many places in the city where the Ramlila is performed on a stage every year.An effigy of Ravan, that is erected on the sand, is burnt by the end of the 10day performance.One can find several bhelpuri, panipuri, ragda patties and pav bhaji vendors on the beach.