Babulnath
A Shiva temple on a hillock above Girgaum Chowpatty, up a hundred steps or a lift.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 18.9664, 72.8098
Get the Babulnath stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Babulnath. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Babulnath
Mani Bhavan 0.7 km
The house on Laburnum Road Gandhi stayed in between 1917 and 1934, now his museum.
Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai 1.3 km
Three goddesses facing the sea at Breach Candy, and the oldest temple in the city.
Girgaum Chowpatty 1.7 km
The city beach at the end of Marine Drive, where Ganpati goes into the sea every September and the bhelpuri stalls never close.
Haji Ali Dargah 1.8 km
A shrine on an islet reached by a causeway that the sea covers at high tide, so visits are timed by the moon.
Taraporewala Aquarium 2.2 km
India's oldest aquarium, on Marine Drive, with a glass tunnel you walk through.
Chor Bazaar 2.3 km
A century and a half of secondhand everything, from ship fittings to gramophone horns, off Mohammed Ali Road.
Banganga Tank 2.8 km
A freshwater tank of 1127 a hundred metres from the sea, fed by an underground spring nobody has traced.
Mumba Devi Temple 2.8 km
The goddess the city is named for, moved twice and now in a lane off Zaveri Bazaar.
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Questions
Where is Babulnath?
Babulnath is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mani Bhavan (0.7 km), Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai (1.3 km), Girgaum Chowpatty (1.7 km).
How do I get the Babulnath stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Babulnath and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Babulnath before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.