The Gaondevi Temple honours the village deity (Goddess) of Mazagaon. The Koli community worships an imprint of a foot that they believe was left by the Goddess, hoping that it will protect fishermen on the high seas. The current temple is situated on Mazagaon Hill, however, this is not where it was historically located. During Navratri, the temple comes to life as the Gaondevi is ritualistically transported across Mazagon.
Location:
Mazagaon
Date_accepted:
2024-03-21T13:39:22Z
Modified:
2024-03-26T10:59:55Z
Type:
Image
Creator:
Mumbai Archive Project Team
Contributor:
Ayan Ghosh and Ankita Jain
Publisher:
Jio Institute
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
References:
Mumbai Archive Project, Koli Community, Goan Kudd, Gloria Church, Mazagaon, Koliwada, Dockyard Road, Nawab Ayaz, Matharpacady, Club of St Anthony, East Indian Community, Mumbai, and Kaka Baptista