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Walkeshwar Temple

वाळकेश्वर मंदिर

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 18.9456°, 72.7932°

ShivaSilhara (original); rebuilt by Rama Kamat
Sacred since
1127 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1715; original 1127 (Silhara)
Silhara (original); rebuilt by Rama Kamat

History & significance

An old Shiva temple on Malabar Hill in South Mumbai, associated with the adjoining Banganga freshwater tank and used as a venue for Hindustani classical music festivals.

Sthala katha — the legend

Rama is said to have paused here on his way to Lanka, fashioning a linga of sand and shooting an arrow into the ground to bring up the Ganga as the Banganga tank.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Silhara (original); rebuilt by Rama Kamat