The beautiful harbour to anchor their ships and boats, and Jazz performances in the evening—Bombay’s glamorous life attracted several royal families to the city in their Rolls-Royces. All the Maharajas had a palace to live in when in the city and there were many reasons for that,” says city historian Deepak Rao. Many palaces and mansions were eventually demolished to make way for the skyscrapers that define the city’s skyline today. Like Jay Mahal of the Maharaja of Gaekwad of Baroda, and Samudra Mahal owned by the Scindias of Gwalior. A look at some of Bombay's royal residences that still remain—repurposed, while echoing a layered past.