Several gates along the Yamuna—Rajghat Gate, Kela Ghat Gate, Nigambodh Gate, and Khizri Gate—disappeared as the river’s course shifted and infrastructure projects took over the banks.

At a meeting in a religious school in Colaba on Wednesday, Muslim community leaders asked families to name boys born on12th of Rabi-al-Awwal month, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, after him.