Temples in Mumbai

Babulnath Mandir is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and it is built on the Malabar Hill area and has an interesting history behind the construction. The idol is Lord Shiva in an avatar of the Lord of a Babul tree. People need to climb up the hillock to have a visit to the deity. Every year thousands of people gather to celebrate the festival of Maha Shivratri. The temple is almost 1000 meters above sea level and has 110 stairs to reach the main shrine of the deity. Every year thousands of devotees visit here. The first temple was built almost 250 years ago.

Mahalakshmi Temple is one of the most famous temples in Mumbai. The temple is managed by Shree Mahalakshmi Temple Charities. Mahalaxmi temple consists of idols of three deities of Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswati. Mahalaxmi is the central deity of Devi Mahatmyam. Hundreds of devotees visit the Mahalaxmi temple every day. While, on the festival of Navratri, Diwali, and in the month of Margashirsha thousands of devotees comes to visit Mahalaxmi temple as they believe Mahalakshmi Mata gets alive or Jagrut during this time.

The Siddhivinayak Temple is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha and was originally constructed in 1801 A.D. by a rich Agri woman named Deubai Patil. Deubai Patil did not have a child so she built this grand temple so that Ganesha would grant the child to childless women. The temple is considered to be one of the richest temples in Mumbai and India, inside the temple there is a little mandap and the shrine of Siddhivinayak with the wooden doors of the sanctum carved with figures of Ashtavinayak while its inner roof is plated with gold. On the outside, the dome of the temple is beautifully lit up every evening with colourful lights and under which is the shrine of Lord Ganesha. Also, there are festivals like Sankashti Chaturthi, Vinayaki Chaturthi and Ganesh Chaturthi are celebrated. To visit the Siddhivinayak Temple the best time is the month from June to December.

Mumbadevi Temple is dedicated to Goddess Mumbadevi. This beautiful temple is located in Mumbai and was built in the 18th century. The Koli fishermen or the early locals of Mumbai greatly respect and honor Goddess Mumbadevi and consider her as their protector. Goddess Mumbadevi is identified as Goddess Shakti or the Goddess of Power. Today, this temple is located in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai. Mumbadevi was the special Goddess of Agri (salt collectors) and Kolis (Fishermen), the original native of the seven islands of Bombay. The word Mumba was derived from two words Maha and Amba, which means great mother. The fishermen regard her as their guardian and as Maha Shakti.

Sri Sri Radha Rasabihariji Temple is located in Juhu in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The temple is also known as Mumbai’s ISKCON Temple and was built in 1970 A.D. under the guidance of Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The temple is the idols of Lord Krishna and Radha, Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Lord Hanuman and Lord Gaur Nitai. This temple is also known by the name of Radha Rasabihariji Temple and Hare Rama Hare Krishna Temple. It is an ideal place to pray, meditate and acquire the great knowledge of spiritualism. Another wonderful offering of this shrine is its special courses on Vedic education, Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita, Yoga and stress management. Also, there are many festivals and other special occasions like Janmashtami, Jagannath Rath Yatra, Radhastami, Ramnavami and Govardhan Puja are celebrated in the temple with grand festivities.

Jari Mari Mata Temple is one of the famous temples in Mumbai. The idol of this temple is Goddess Parvati who is known to be Jari Mari. The people of Maharashtra are intense and believe in Worshipping Goddess Jari Mari as it gives wealth and peace. The origin of this old temple is connected with the Englishmen who gave the land for constructing the temple. It is believed that the washermen who were washing clothes found her idol and decided to build a temple on it.