Girgaum, at the foot of Malabar Hill, takes its name from the Sanskrit words giri (mountain) and grama (village). One of Mumbai's oldest parts, the area is replete with urban villages — narrow streets sprinkled with temples, fire temples, churches and bazaars. What strikes one almost immediately are the curiously named by lanes along Jagannath Shakarseth Road (formerly called Girgaum Road).