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15 Mumbai Religious Places to Visit

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Mahalaxmi Temple
15 Mumbai Religious Places to Visit

Mahalaxmi Temple, Mumbai.

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As its name suggests, Mahalaxmi Temple is devoted to the Goddess Mahalaxmi (the Great Laxmi, goddess of wealth and prosperity). One of the oldest temples in Mumbai, Mahalaxmi Temple was built in 1782 to bring good fortune and remove problems that were hampering the Hornby Vellard causeway construction project.

Take the long flight of steps, lined with with vendors selling everything from sweets to saris, up to the temple from the Arabian Sea.

Where: Bhulabhai Desai Marg, Breach Candy, south Mumbai.

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