Khada Parsi Statue in Mumbai, India

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In Mumbai’s Byculla area, under the Byculla Bridge, a tall cast-iron statue stands at the traffic junction. It is popularly known as Khada Parsi Statue. It is the statue of Seth Cursetjee Manockjee (1763-1845), a Parsi businessman and philanthropist. The statue was commissioned by his son Mr. Manockjee Cursetjee, as a tribute to his father. According to experts, it is the only cast-iron statue in…

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