Banganga : Sacred tank on Malabar Hill
By
Rahul Mehrotra and Sharada Dwivedi
Contributor
Photography by Rajesh Vora ; Aerials and panoramas by Jehangir Sorabjee.
Periodical
0
Serial
10980
Publisher
Eminence Designs, Bombay
Description
176
ISBN / ISSN No.
8190217089
Subject
1. Public spaces -- India -- Mumbai; 2. Hindu shrines -- India -- Mumbai; 3. Malabar Hill (Mumbai, India) -- Religious life and customs.
Summay
The stepped tank called Banganga, surrounded by temples, the most important being Walkeshwar samadhis (memorials), matths (hermitages), dharmashalas (pilgrim rest-houses) and residences, stands on the western fringes of Malabar Hill, close to Raj Bhavan,
DDC Classification No.
720.954
Accession No.
10980
Shelving location
7
Category
Architecture-India