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Bhandup is a suburban community within the municipality of Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, in the state of Maharashtra, India and is also the name of a Bhandup railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Central Railway line. The word Bhandup is derived from the name Bhandupeshwar, which is one of the names of Lord Shiva. An old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva - the Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Mandir - still stands in Bhandup West.DescriptionBhandup is one of the oldest suburbs in Mumbai. Bhandup is home to Shivaji Talao, or Shivaji Lake, named after the great Maratha ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji. At the lake, hordes of Ganapati devotees immerse idols of the elephant god Ganesh during the months of August through September. Bhandupeshwar Kundh in Bhandup Village East near the Eastern Express Highway also has hordes of Ganapati devotees immersing idols of the elephant god during the same season.The residents of Bhandup are the original inhabitants of Mumbai(Bombay State). They consist of Agri and Koli (Sonakoli) as their sub caste and they are usually referred to be the Zamindars of Bombay State from 1830 till 1958.Before real estate prospered 40 years ago, Bhandup was a dense forest area that gradually saw the growth of industries, and now is becoming a very prominent location for real estate investors, as it has considerable opportunity for further growth.