Posted on: 16 June 2011

Temple near Railway Bridge, Byculla, Bombay - 1855

A photograph of temples near Byculla, Bombay from the 'Vibart Collection of Views in South India' taken by an unknown photographer about 1855. The view shows a temple and some colonial buildings near the railway bridge, Byculla.

Source : British Library


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Is this the Jain temple at Byculla?

I beleive it is.

:-)))

At the fore is perhaps a rolling stone of an oil-expeller pulled by bullocks. I suppose the location of the road bridge over the railway line is the same today as in 1855. That puts the temple in a place where there used to be Bombay wholesale vegetable market. The temple may be tucked away in the vastness of the market. Worth a visit to check.

The rolling stone is more likely to be a lime mortar mill since it is open, exposed to elements. Couldn't locate any temple near Byculla station in google maps.

I don't think this is a Jain Temple as we can easily see two "deepastambha" or "deepmaala" in front of the temple which is a characteristic of a Hindu temple.