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Bombay

Former name (until 1995) of Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra state in west central India. The city's name was officially changed in July 1995, and was renamed Mumbai after the goddess Mumba, the name in the local Marathi language for Parvati, the wife of the Hindu god Shiva.

Bombay

Former province of British India; the capital was the city of Bombay (now Mumbai). In 1960 the major part became the two new states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.



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