for the Malayali community. The Mayur Vihar Kali Bari is the venue where the Bengali Hindu community celebrates all of their major religious festivities including Durga Puja. More than a thousand guests are a regular during all five days of Puja. It is situated just off Shahid Khudiram Bose Marg. Other major Hindu places of worship include two large Jain Mandirs and the Shirdi Sai Temple. Christian The Crossway Church is a vibrant Pentecostal Church in Mayur Vihar. The Worship service takes place every Sunday at 11 am in English at 182-C, 1st Floor, Street 18, Pratap Nagar, Mayur Vihar-1, Near Metro, Behind Mitra Di Chaap. Pastor Stanley Thomas Isac is the ordained minister in charge of Crossway. The St. John's Orthodox Church is also situated in Pocket 3. Sikh The restored Sikh Gurdwara on the east side of Pocket III near the police station on Shahid Khudiram Bose Road is the largest. There is also a gurdwara in Pocket 5, as well. Muslim There is a large Masjid on Patparganj Road in Adarsh Mohalla, in front of the P Block of Pandav Nagar. There is also a Masjid and Eidgah near Kotla Village. Parks and Recreation There are many parks and gardens, and is much greener as compared to the northern parts of East Delhi. Across the many green zones in the area, local residents doing exercise in the morning, playing cards (by senior citizens) and cricket by youngsters during the day are a regular sight. Consequently, the area is favoured by retirees and, a large population of whom call the area home, mostly living in the apartment complexes towards the Metro line side. Education Some of the major schools in Mayur Vihar Phase I are ASN International Senior Secondary School, Ahlcon Public School, Ahlcon International School, Queen Mary's School, Rishabh Public School, Amity International school Mayur Vihar and St. John's Model School Famous Residents Himanshu Joshi, prominent Hindi writer Mazhar Imam, famous Urdu poet, Winner of Sahitya Akademi Award and former director of DD Kashir Senior financial journalist Subhayan Chakraborty (leading Trade and Foreign Policy coverage at Business Standard newspaper) is a long-term resident of Acharya Niketan area. Cricketer Unmukt Chand is another famous name from the area Famous magician Urja Jain is a former resident. Susmit Sen of Indian Ocean used to live here, as did Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's daughters Singer Papon also resided here for