Banganga - Mumbai

Banganga is the monumental place with mythological prominenece located in the heart of Mumbai City, Maharashtra. This place boasts of a fresh water spring which forms a tank along with main Walkeshwar Temple close to The Arabian Sea.

As the legend goes, overcome with fatigue and thirst, Lord Rama asked his brother Lakshmana to bring him some water. Laxman instantly shot an arrow into the ground, and water gushed forth from the ground, creating a tributary of the Ganges, which flows over a thousand miles away, hence its name, Banganga, the Ganga created by a 'baan' (arrow).

The tank today is a rectangular pool structure surrounded by steps on all four sides.

The tank, as well as the main Walkeshwar Temple belong to the Goud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) Temple Trust, which once owned most of the property in the complex.

Every Tripurari Purnima (Dev Deepavali), GSB Temple Trust organises 'Maha-Aarti' of Banganga. Each year, thousands of devotees mark their presense on this auspicious occasion.