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Early modern · Hindu · India
Babulnath Temple
Mumbai, Maharashtra · 18.9664°, 72.8098°
Shiva, as Babulnath, lord of the babul treeUndetermined—
Sacred since
1700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
completed 18th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
One of the oldest temples in Mumbai, standing on a hillock above Girgaum Chowpatty, where Shiva is worshipped as the lord of the babul tree. The temple banned plastic bags on its premises in 2010.