Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Mahalaxmi Temple

Mahalaxmi Temple is one of the most famous temples Mumbai situated on Bhulabhai Desai Road. It is dedicated to Hindu GodsMahalaxmi, Lord Vishnu's consort. The temple was built around 1785. The history of this temple is supposedly connected with the building of Hornby Vellard. Apparently after portions of the sea wall of the Vellard collapsed twice, the chief engineer from Pathare Prabhu Community dreamt of a Lakshmi statue in the sea near Worli. A search recovered it, and the temple was built for it. Thereafter, the work on the vellard could be completed without a hitch. It lies 21 kilometers south of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. and just 2 kilometers from the Mumbai Central .

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