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Mumba Devi Temple, Mumbai, Maharashtra

This is a consecrated space of Sri Mumba Devi temple. You can make offerings and go close to the Devi. There is close access to sit and meditate close to the Devi.

How to get there
You can take a cab from any train station to the temple.

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/9JWsa8oVjRriWcRS8

About Mumba Devi Temple:
The MumbaDevi Temple honors the goddess Parvati (also known as Gauri) in her fisherwoman form. Goddess Parvati had to gain perseverance and concentration in order to take on the form of Mahakali. At the time, Lord Shiva (Goddess Parvati’s husband) insisted that Goddess Parvati reincarnate as a fisherwoman in order for her to gain the ability of perseverance and concentration, just as a fisherman gains both of these qualities while learning to fish. Goddess Parvati then took the form of a fisherwoman and established a hermitage in a fishing village (the current location of Mumbai). In her early years, Goddess Parvati was known as Matsyaa, and later as Mumba in her Fisherwoman form. Mumba dedicated herself to learning perseverance and concentration from fishermen who were dedicated to their profession of catching fish through concentration and perseverance. When Mumba had mastered the techniques of perseverance and concentration, it was time for her to return to where she had come from. Lord Shiva appeared in the form of a fisherman and married Mumba without realizing who she was. Later, the fishermen requested that she remain in the village indefinitely, and thus she became the village goddess (grama devata). Because the people who lived there referred to her as “Aai” (meaning mother in Marathi), she became known as Mumba Aai. And she was the inspiration for the name Mumbai.

Source: https://www.viharadarshani.in/2021/04/mumbadevi-temple-timings-website-address-history.html/

This is a consecrated space of Sri Mumba Devi temple. You can make offerings and go close to the Devi. There is close access to sit and meditate close to the Devi.

How to get there
You can take a cab from any train station to the temple.

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/9JWsa8oVjRriWcRS8

About Mumba Devi Temple:
The MumbaDevi Temple honors the goddess Parvati (also known as Gauri) in her fisherwoman form. Goddess Parvati had to gain perseverance and concentration in order to take on the form of Mahakali. At the time, Lord Shiva (Goddess Parvati’s husband) insisted that Goddess Parvati reincarnate as a fisherwoman in order for her to gain the ability of perseverance and concentration, just as a fisherman gains both of these qualities while learning to fish. Goddess Parvati then took the form of a fisherwoman and established a hermitage in a fishing village (the current location of Mumbai). In her early years, Goddess Parvati was known as Matsyaa, and later as Mumba in her Fisherwoman form. Mumba dedicated herself to learning perseverance and concentration from fishermen who were dedicated to their profession of catching fish through concentration and perseverance. When Mumba had mastered the techniques of perseverance and concentration, it was time for her to return to where she had come from. Lord Shiva appeared in the form of a fisherman and married Mumba without realizing who she was. Later, the fishermen requested that she remain in the village indefinitely, and thus she became the village goddess (grama devata). Because the people who lived there referred to her as “Aai” (meaning mother in Marathi), she became known as Mumba Aai. And she was the inspiration for the name Mumbai.

Source: https://www.viharadarshani.in/2021/04/mumbadevi-temple-timings-website-address-history.html/

Type

Consecrated

Country

India (भारत)

State

Maharashtra

Town

Mumbai

Google Map

https://goo.gl/maps/9JWsa8oVjRriWcRS8

Longitude

18.9510095

Latitude

72.8253596

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Accessibility

Close access, No place to sit inside the temple

Read More

http://mumbadevi.org.in/about.php

How To Get There

You can take a cab from any train station to the temple.