MUMBAI

India's western gateway is Mumbai(Bombay),with a major international airport and harbor.The city's rise from the dowry to the country's foremost seaport,commercial center producer of films has been nothing short of meteoric.Mumbai's gothic architecture is embodied in the Gateway of India, Mumbai High court, Old Secretariat,University buildings and Victoria Terminus.Open spaces in this crowded city include Chowpatty Beach, Juhu Beach, and Sanjay Gandhi National Park, the latter a fine wildlife park at Borivili. Mumbai is the country's premier cultural center.Jehangir Art Gallery attracts regular art exhibitions;Pritivi Theatre is well known for theatrical performances, and the National center for performing Arts hosts Indian and international concerts of music and dance.Aurangabad, 250 from Mumbai is linked by internal flights .Spectacular rock cut caves and cave paintings exist at two nearby places,Ajanta and Ellora.