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Mumba Devi Temple

मुंबादेवी

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 18.9500°, 72.8300°

Goddess Mumba, a local form of the mother goddessUndetermined
Sacred since
1700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt at Bhuleshwar after 1739–1770; shrine about six centuries old
Undetermined

History & significance

The temple of the goddess from whom Mumbai takes its name, first built by Koli fishermen at Bori Bunder and re-established at Bhuleshwar after the original was destroyed in the mid-18th century.

Sthala katha — the legend

Parvati is said to have taken birth as the fisherwoman Mumba among the Koli people, and to have stayed on as their village deity at their request.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined