"Large Water Tank at Bombay"British photographer Francis Frith(1850&1870s), Gowalia Tank near Cumballa Hill—

Name "Cumballa" is clearly a Kannada word.Parli is originally "Upparalli",a kannada word meaning salt makers village.Kandivali,Borivali and Malavali(Malavalli,rain village or hill village) are all Kannada word[from

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Name "Cumballa" is clearly a Kannada word.Parli is originally "Upparalli",a kannada word meaning salt makers village.Kandivali,Borivali and Malavali(Malavalli,rain village or hill village) are all Kannada words.

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Malabar Hill, the remote settlement away from Mumbai city, and its tigers:

Mumbai History Tigers | International Tiger Day: २०० वर्षांपूर्वी मुंबईत कुठे होता वाघांचा वावर? वाचा ऐतिहासिक संदर्भ

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This 19th-century archival photograph titled "Large Water Tank at Bombay" was captured by renowned British photographer Francis Frith between the 1850s and 1870s, depicting a traditional masonry water reservoir—believed to be Gowalia Tank near Cumballa Hill—surrounded by palm trees and colonial-era buildings against a sloping hillock. 

• Photographer: Francis Frith (1850s–1870s albumen print/wet collodion glass negative)
Location Depicted: Reportedly the Gowalia Tank and Cumballa Hill area in nineteenth-century Bombay (Mumbai)
Composition: Features children seated along the stone embankment of the large reservoir with traditional foliage and hillside dwellings in the background 

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A tiger on Malabar Hill

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In February 1822, a wild 

tiger

 descended from the dense forests of Malabar Hill to drink water at Gowalia Tank (now August Kranti Maidan) before returning up the hill. This event is recorded as one of the last historical tiger sightings in what is now South Mumbai. 

Historical Context

Dense Jungles: In the early 19th century, Malabar Hill and Cumballa Hill were heavily forested wilderness areas home to tigers, jackals, and hyenas. 
Gowalia Tank Sighting: On February 9, 1822, a tiger trotted down the slopes to the watering hole used by local cattle herders, leaving clear pug marks found the next morning. 
Urban Transformation: As the city expanded and land was reclaimed—notably creating sites like the Hanging Gardens and modern residential neighborhoods—wildlife was pushed out, with the last recorded island tigers disappearing by the early 20th century. 

Would you like to know more about Mumbai's historical wildlife or the transformation of Malabar Hill over the last two centuries?

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