Kadeshwari Devi Temple, Hindu temple in Bandra, Mumbai, India.
Kadeshwari Devi Temple is a Hindu shrine on a hilltop behind Bandra Fort at Land's End, Bandstand, in Bandra, Mumbai. The idol of the goddess Kadeshwari is worshipped in the form of Shakti. The temple stands about 2 kilometres from Bandra railway station, and its foundations and the fort's peripheral walls are exposed to constant sea-water erosion.
The sources do not record when the Kadeshwari Devi Temple was founded. By the early 2000s, seawater was eroding the temple's foundation and the peripheral walls of neighbouring Bandra Fort. In 2006 the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation drew up plans to build a bund to check this erosion.
The goddess is worshipped here as Kadeshwari, a form of Shakti, the mother goddess; the idol inside the shrine is kept in that Shakti form. The temple stands on the hill behind Bandra Fort at Land's End, near Bandstand, and draws devotees from the Bandra area, about 2 km from Bandra railway station.
The temple sits roughly 2 kilometers from Bandra railway station and is reachable on foot, though a hill climb is required. Wear comfortable shoes and expect larger crowds during worship times and religious festivals.
The temple's foundation and the peripheral walls of Bandra Fort are exposed to constant sea-water erosion; in 2006 the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation planned a bund to protect both structures. The shrine stands on the hill behind the fort at Land's End, about 2 km from Bandra railway station.
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