Mumba Devi Temple, Hindu temple in Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, India

Mumba Devi is a Hindu temple in the Bhuleshwar neighborhood of central Mumbai, Maharashtra. Inside stands a statue of the goddess with an orange face and silver crown, flanked by the goddesses Annapurna and Jagdamba on both sides.

The first Mumba Devi temple stood at Bori Bunder, on the site later occupied by Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, and was demolished around 1737. A new temple was erected at Phansi Talao in Bhuleshwar, in the Marine Lines-East area, where it still stands. The land was donated by Pandu Sheth, whose family long looked after the shrine; a temple trust was later set up under a Bombay High Court order.

Mumba Devi serves as the guardian goddess of the Koli fishers who first settled on the seven islands, and the city name Mumbai comes from her. Many worshippers visit the shrine to express wishes and ask for blessings, often bringing offerings with them.

The temple holds six daily prayer ceremonies that visitors are welcome to attend. The complex lies in the busy old quarter, so expect crowded lanes and narrow access points.

Worshippers press coins with nails into wooden blocks inside the complex to make wishes and seek blessings. This practice has left hundreds of shining coins embedded across the wooden surfaces over the years.