{"id":3,"date":"2009-03-03T08:35:41","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T14:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beiskjaer.eu\/blog\/?p=3"},"modified":"2012-11-04T04:48:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-04T10:18:58","slug":"powai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beiskjaer.eu\/blog\/?p=3","title":{"rendered":"Powai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Powai\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beiskjaer.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hiranandani2005.jpg?resize=780%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The word &#8216;<strong>Powai&#8217;<\/strong> comes from Padmavati a Hindu Goddess , whose temple is situated on the banks of Lake Powai. 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