 Constructed by the Baghdadi Jewish community who first came from Iraq, Iran, and a handful of other Near Eastern countries and settled in India permanently beginning in the 18th century is a Neo-Baroque synagogue in the Fort section of Mumbai, a Renaissance revival one in central Kolkata and, in English tradition, a neo-Gothic structure in fine condition sitting within an open site in the Camp area of Pune.The largest synagogue in Asia outside Israel is considered to be in Pune (Ohel David Synagogue).Found within all Indian synagogues is a central bimah (platform where the religious service is led), a Sephardic Jewish tradition.