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वाळकेश्वर मंदिर
Mumbai, Maharashtra · 18.9456°, 72.7932°
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.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
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.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Silhara (original); rebuilt by Rama Kamat
Answers only from cited records
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