Mumbai\'s historic\, second oldest Sephardic synagogue gets a facelift

Mumbai's historic, second oldest Sephardic synagogue gets a facelift

Decorative interiors such as Victorian stained glass windows and rich Burmese teakwood furnishings have also been restored

Aditi Divekar 

Inside a narrow alleyway in a thriving art precinct in South Mumbai, the “blue temple”, as the locals call it, was always a head turner. Even though age and weather had taken their toll of it, it never failed to draw admiring glances and a regular trickle of tourists.

Now newly renovated, the 135-year-old blue synagogue is a glamorous showstopper in an enviable lineup of heritage buildings in Mumbai’s historic Fort neighbourhood. The Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue was built in 1884 as a house of prayer for the powerful community of Baghdadi Jews in the city. It is the ...

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First Published: Fri, February 08 2019. 23:18 IST