Temple tank · Walkeshwar
Banganga Tank
3 moments · 1 walk · 2 lists
- 01 Khotachiwadi
- 02 Banganga Tank
Descend to the tank and just sit. The basalt steps hold the afternoon.
Quietest corner in South Bombay if you come on a weekday morning. The ducks own the place.
Sit before you photograph. The tank reveals itself through the small rituals happening on the steps.
Sit before you photograph. The tank reveals itself through small rituals.
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Background
The Banganga Tank is a temple tank which is part of the Hindu Walkeshwar Temple complex in the Malabar Hill area of the city of Mumbai, India. History The tank was built in AD 1127 by Lakshman Prabhu, a minister in the court of Silhara kings of Thane. It was rebuilt in 1715, funded by a donation from Rama Kamath. The main temple has since been reconstructed and is now a reinforced concrete structure of recent construction. Banganga in history According to local legend, the temple sprang forth when Rama, the exiled hero of the epic Ramayana, stopped at the spot in search of his kidnapped wife, Sita. As the legend goes, overcome with fatigue and thirst, Rama asked his brother Lakshmana to… Wikipedia
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