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is a northern suburb of
Mumbai , that shares its name with a
Lake in the same locality. It is reachable from the western suburbs by the Saki Vihar Road, the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road or the
Aarey Colony Road. Also, Adi Shankaracharya Road connects Powai to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Road and the Eastern Express Highway, which are the gateways to eastern suburbs. The nearest
Mumbai Suburban Railway station is
Kanjurmarg on the Central line.
Powai, historically, has been the home to five temples. A small locality called Panchakutir (meaning five abodes) is still present in Powai. One of these temples is devoted to Goddess
Padmavati . It is believed that the word Powai came from the temple. Its etimology is drawn from ''Padma Aai'', which means mother Padma, in the local language
Marathi .
Besides the
Powai Lake , Powai is host to some imporatant landmarks of Mumbai, such as:
The Powai area has grown tremendously in the past decade and it is presently a residential, commercial and retail hub for the eastern suburbs of Bombay. A local weekly newspaper
Planet Powai regularly reports on the latest news and development of this area.
