In Andheri East, there are ancient caves, named after the Goddess Maha Kali called Mahakali Caves. They are now in ruins but recently (through the efforts of a lot of well-meaning journalists, citizens and NGOs) they have caught the attention of the government and the BMC, which is working to restore them.
The Vanchasiddhi temple of Lord Ganesh has the second highest number of devotees everyday after the Siddhivinayak temple in Dadar. This is in Andheri east near the station
SEEPZ (Santacruz Electronic and Export Promotion Zone) is a very important SEZ (Special Economic Zone) in Mumbai. SEEPZ is located in MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation). MIDC also hosts various small and medium scale industries.
Picnic Spot is a major tourist attraction among Andheri Locals. It's the next stop towards Goregaon from Vijay Nagar Society. This place is frequented by joggers from Vijay Nagar, Marol and other societies in this area, and hence of significant importance to the residents of this area. The Aarey road, with its greenery is the last green spot in Mumbai and very vulnerable to builder lobby and politicians wanting to chop off and build high rises. Residents of Andheri and Mumbai as a whole are keeping their fingers crossed against the area falling prey to the greed of notorious builders and politicians. Resident Saravanan Iyer has single handedly thwarted many of these attempts.
Vijaynagar-Chandrashekhar Society is an important cultural spot. It's a soceity built in 60's primarily for middle class families and hosts Paranjape Vidyalaya, branch of Great PTV association.
# The Maphkan Nagar Municipal School hosts LACC (AGNI) meetings every Saturday at 9.30 A.M. which is a forum where woes of residents of Marol Maroshi Road Area is heard by BMC officials. It is co-ordinated by volunteers of AGNI. The volunteers are Mr. James John, Mrs. Rosario, Mr. Sujit Menon.
Gilbert Hill
Bhawani Nagar, on Marol Maroshi Road, is another residential landmark in Andheri (East). This colony contains 18 clusters of buildings, called plots. The earliest plot in this colony was developed in 1977 by Deepak Builders.
The Marol Maroshi Bus Depot is a major bus terminus.
Andheri's East and West areas house some of the biggest and well know mall's and software companies in the whole of Mumbai. The biggest mall of Andheri, Infinity mall, is housed on of India's biggest FM stations (Big FM 92.7MHz) and India's largest gaming portal Zapak, both of which are Reliance undertakings.
Gilbert Hill is a 200 foot (61 m) monolith column of black basalt rock in Andheri, in Mumbai, India. The rock has a sheer vertical face and was created when molten lava was squeezed out of the Earth's clefts during the Mesozoic Era about 65 million years ago. During that era, molten lava had spread around most of the Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, covering an area of 50,000 square kilometres (19,305 sq mi). The volcanic eruptions were also responsible for the destruction of plant and animal life during that era. According to experts, this rare geological phenomenon was the remnants of a ridge and had clusters of vertical columns in nearby Jogeshwari which were quarried off two decades ago. These vertical columns are similar to the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming, and the Devils Postpile National Monument in eastern California, USA. Atop the rock column, two Hindu temples, the Gaodevi and Durgamata temples, set in a small garden, are accessed by a steep staircase carved into the rock. The hill offers a panoramic view of the city of Mumbai. To get there via road, turn left at Kasimali Sakur Chowk on Swami Vivekanand Road, just before Andheri railway station and ask for directions to the temple atop Gilbert Hill which is just a minute's drive away.
Marol Fire Brigade is the only fire brigade in Andheri (East). This is situated at the main junction of Marol Naka.
The Andheri Sports Complex (Shahaji Raje Krida Sankul), Veera Desai Road, Andheri West, is a sports facility which has also played host to a number of Bollywood and other entertainment functions.
The Andheri-Kurla Road connects Andheri to the central suburbs of Kurla and Ghatkopar also. This road boasts of a lot of finance, tech offices. SakiNaka is one of the most important junctions on this road. The Versova - Ghatkopar Metro line is being constructed along this road.
Andheri is an important industrial hub and has several commercial centers like:-
Andheri East � CEPZ, MIDC Andheri, Saki Naka, SEEPZ. Andheri West � Shah Industrial Estate, Laxmi Industrial Estate.
