Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai: This temple is situated about a kilometer from the Mahalakshmi Railway Station. The temple was built during the period 1761 – 1771. It is a simple structure having images of Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswati. These images are the same as those salvaged from the sea. The main entrance door was constructed in 1938.
At the top is a drum chamber where twice a day the drums are beaten. Inside the doorway on the left is a four and half meter high deepmala (lamp pillar) and on the right a 4 meter high deepmala. The shrine facing the East measures 6,096 meters x 4.572 meters. The floor is paved with marble stone. The temple spire is 15.240 meters high from the ground. The Image of Mahalakshmi is in the center and those of Mahakali and Mahasaraswati are to her right and left. A large number of devotees come on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
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