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	==History==		==History==
	The temple and the attached fresh water [[Banganga Tank]] were built in 1127 AD by ''[[Lakshman Prabhu]]'', a [[~~Gaud Saraswat Brahmin~~]] minister in the court of [[Silhara dynasty]] Kings who ruled [[Thane]], and the islands of Mumbai during 810 to 1240 AD. The temple was destroyed by the [[Portuguese people\|Portuguese]] during their reign over Mumbai in the 16th century. It was rebuilt due to the generosity of Mumbai businessman and philanthropist, [[Rama Kamat]], ~~another~~ [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]] (known in British records as 'Kamati') in 1715. The main temple has been substantially reconstructed and many smaller temples have come up around the [[Banganga Tank]]. By 1860, the temple started attracting greater crowds and 10 to 20 other temples had come up around it and 50 dharamshalas.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/m/019pho0000960s1u00004000.html Malabar Hill - Image, 1850]</ref>		The temple and the attached fresh water [[Banganga Tank]] were built in 1127 AD by ''[[Lakshman Prabhu]]'', a [[Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu]] minister<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Shamrao Moroji Nayak\|first=\|url=https://archive.org/details/ahistorypattana00morogoog\|title=A History of the Pattana Prabhus\|date=1877\|publisher=Family printing press , Fanaswadi\|others=Oxford University\|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Mule\|first=S.M.\|title=Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu - Wikipedia {{!}} S.Muley,M.A.,PhD (1972). Studies in the Historical and cultural geography and ethnography of the Deccan. Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, University of Poona. pp. 301, 303, 304. " pg 301: (section)Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu...From our epigraphical evidences, many Prabhus seem to have held high posts in the Silahara kingdom, and controlled the civil and military administration. The Chaul inscription of AD.1088 mentions Veliga Prabhu. Ananta Prabhu and Lakshamana Prabhu appear in a number of records. The former was a MahaPradhana, Kosadhikari, MahasandhiVigrahika and the latter was a MahaPradhana and Mahadandanayaka. Table on Pg 303,304: minister: pradhana, head of treasury: kosadhikari, foreign department charge: Mahasandhivigrahika, head of military: MahaDandanayaka\|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandraseniya_Kayastha_Prabhu#cite_ref-37\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-09-01\|website=en.m.wikipedia.org\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Mulay\|first=Sumati\|date=1954\|title=Studies in the historical and cultural geography and ethnography of the Deccan\|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/10603/241323\|journal=University\|language=English}}</ref> in the court of [[Silhara dynasty]] Kings who ruled [[Thane]], and the islands of Mumbai during 810 to 1240 AD. The temple was destroyed by the [[Portuguese people\|Portuguese]] during their reign over Mumbai in the 16th century. It was rebuilt due to the generosity of Mumbai businessman and philanthropist, [[Rama Kamat]], a [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]] (known in British records as 'Kamati') in 1715. The main temple has been substantially reconstructed and many smaller temples have come up around the [[Banganga Tank]]. By 1860, the temple started attracting greater crowds and 10 to 20 other temples had come up around it and 50 dharamshalas.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/m/019pho0000960s1u00004000.html Malabar Hill - Image, 1850]</ref>

	Even today the temple itself and much of the property in the complex belongs to the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Temple Trust.		Even today the temple itself and much of the property in the complex belongs to the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Temple Trust.

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[[File:Weeks Edwin The Temple And Tank Of Walkeshwar At Bombay.jpg|thumb|Walkeshwar Temple by [[Edwin Weeks]]]]
[[File:Banganga Tank and Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay, c. 1855.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Banganga Tank]] and Walkeshwar Temple, Bombay, c. 1855.]]

[[File:Temple of shree Walkeshwar.JPG|thumb|200px|right|''Gowd saraswat Brahmin Jatiche Devalaya Shree valukeshwar'']]
[[File:Interiors of Shree Kashi Math Walkeshwar.JPG|200px|thumb|left|''Kashi Math, Walkeshwar''.]]
'''Walkeshwar Temple''', also known as the ''Baan Ganga Temple'', is a [[temple]] dedicated to the [[Hindu]] god, [[Shiva]] located in [[Walkeshwar]], near [[Malabar Hill]] neighbourhood, in [[South Mumbai]] precinct of the city of [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. It is situated at the highest point of the city,<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/v/019pho000000937u00009000.html Walkeshwar village] ''[[British Library]]''.</ref> and close to the temple lies the [[Banganga Tank]].

==Legend==
Legend has it that [[Hindu]] god, [[Rama]] paused at that spot on his way from [[Ayodhya]] to [[Lanka]] in pursuit of the demon king, [[Ravana]] who had kidnapped his wife, [[Sita]]. Then [[Lord Rama]] was advised to worship [[Linga|Shiva lingam]] and he is said to have constructed the original [[linga]] of sand, after getting tired of waiting for his brother, [[Lakshman]] to bring an idol. The name is etymologically derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word for an idol made of sand -- ''[[Valuka Iswar]]'', an [[Avatar]] of [[Shiva]].

As the story progresses, when Rama was thirsty, as there was no fresh water readily available (only sea water), he shot an arrow and brought [[Ganges]] over here. Hence ''Bana'' (arrow in Sanskrit) ''[[Ganges]]''. The water that feeds the tank stems from an underground spring at that spot, despite its proximity to the sea.

==History==
The temple and the attached fresh water [[Banganga Tank]] were built in 1127 AD by ''[[Lakshman Prabhu]]'', a [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]] minister in the court of [[Silhara dynasty]] Kings who ruled [[Thane]], and the islands of Mumbai during 810 to 1240 AD. The temple was destroyed by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] during their reign over Mumbai in the 16th century. It was rebuilt due to the generosity of Mumbai businessman and philanthropist, [[Rama Kamat]], another [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin]] (known in British records as 'Kamati') in 1715. The main temple has been substantially reconstructed and many smaller temples have come up around the [[Banganga Tank]]. By 1860, the temple started attracting greater crowds and 10 to 20 other temples had come up around it and 50 dharamshalas.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/m/019pho0000960s1u00004000.html Malabar Hill - Image, 1850]</ref>

Even today the temple itself and much of the property in the complex belongs to the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Temple Trust.

==Worship==
The temple is generally busy every month only during the full moon, and at ''[[Amavasya]]'' ([[new moon]]). In the past, it was a favorite of the [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] pirates who used to frequent the islands during the 16th and 17th centuries.

It is currently the site of an annual [[Hindustani classical music]] festival, which in 2005 featured musicians like classical singers [[Rajan and Sajan Mishra]], and [[Santoor]] maestro [[Shivkumar Sharma]]. Branches of Shri Kavle Math and Shri [[Kashi Math]], famous religious seats of [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmins]], are located on the northern and western banks of the tank, respectively.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, 1850.jpg|View of the ghat and ruined temple of [[Walkeshwar]], 1850.
Image:Ancient Statues Walkeshwar.JPG|''Ancient statues around [[Banganga Tank]], [[Walkeshwar]]''
</gallery>

==References==
<references/>
* Mallya, K.G. ''The Merchant Of Bombay,'' Mumbai:Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (1997). {{ISBN|8172760949}}—An historical novel of the life of Rama Kamati.

==External links==
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* [http://www.gsbkerala.com/gsbmutt.htm Temples Of Saraswat Brahmins]
* [http://tildekarthik.blogspot.com/2011/02/photo-walk-in-walkeshwar-walkeshwar.html Walkeshwar Banganga Tank and Temple]
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