I-Banganga Tank Photo Tour: Ngaphakathi Kwama-Old Hidden Mumbai

01 ngo-15

Indawo Endala Yonke Indawo Ehlala Ngayo eMumbai

I- Oasis i-oasis engcwele lapho ebonakala sengathi sekuyisikhathi seminyaka eminyaka. I-tank iyi-microcosm ehluke kakhulu yedolobha elihamba ngokusheshisa, futhi enye indawo abantu abaningi abangazijwayele. Lokhu kuyaqondakala, njengoba i-Banganga Tank engasese engekho ndawo engadluliselwa ngokungahleliwe.

I-Banganga Tank ehambelayo inikeza ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokuzifaka phansi emlandweni womuzi, futhi ufunde ukuthi lwenze kanjani kusukela eziqhingini eziyisikhombisa ezinabantu abahlala ezinxenyeni ezihamba phambili eziya edolobheni elidabukisayo namhlanje.

Izinganekwane zeTanganga iTanganga

Imvelaphi yeBanganga Tank igxile enkulumweni edabula yonke indlela eya eHindu epikisini, iRamayana (okushiwo ukuthi yabhalwa cishe emakhulwini amathathu ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaKristu). Ngokusobala, iNkosi uRam imi lapho ukuze ifune isibusiso sakwa-sage, ngenkathi esendleleni eya eSri Lanka ukuyokhipha umkakhe uSita emacaleni amabi eDemoni inkosi yaseDemana.

Ngenkathi esomile, wadubula umcibisholo wakhe (umcibisholo) emhlabathini futhi umfula wamanzi oMfula iGanga (Ganges) wavela ngaphansi. Ngakho, igama elithi Banganga. Manje, isibonda esiphakathi kwetangi sibonisa indawo lapho umcibisholo kaRam uhlaba khona umhlaba.

Ukwakhiwa kweTanganga iTanganga

Indawo eyayizungezile iBanganga Tank yayithuthuka kancane kancane njengendawo yokuhambela izindawo, futhi kwakhiwa amathempeli amaningi namadharamshala (izindlu zokuphumula zenkolo). Abanye abahlali bokuqala babengabaGaud Saraswat Brahmins. Omunye wabo, owayengumfundisi enkantolo yesigungu esiphezulu saseHindu Silhara, wakha itanki ekhona kanye nethempeli eliseduze le-Walkeshwar ngo-1127. Isakhiwo samanzi esingaphakathi kwamamitha angu-135 nobude obuyi-10 sakhiwe phezu kwentwasahlobo, eqhubeka ukuhlinzeka ukugeleza kwamanzi ahlanzekile. Namuhla, i-Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Temple Trust isenayo futhi ilawula itanki nethempeli.

A Precinct Heritage

Ikomidi lezokuGcina iLifa leMakila eMumba libike ukuthi iBanganga Tank ibe isakhiwo sefa leBanga-I, okusho ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu kuzwelonke noma ngokomlando futhi akukho izinguquko zesakhiwo ezivunyelwe. Izakhiwo eziningi namathempeli azungeze itanki aBanga-II Isimo sefa, okuvimbela ukuthuthukiswa. Kodwa-ke, i-haphazard high-rises isondela eduze ngemuva, esongela ukungena enclave enhle.

Ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu kweMalabar Hill kwaqala ngawo-1960. Kodwa-ke, kwakungakaze kube ngemuva komlilo omkhulu weBombay ngo-1803, owabhubhisa ingxenye enkulu yeSifunda sase Fort, ukuthi lehlathi elinyene elinamapulangwe (elinamahlombe!) Laqala ukuhlala. Umlilo oqothulayo wenza ukuba abaseBrithani bakwazi ukwandisa umuzi baphuma phakathi kwawo futhi bahambise izakhamuzi ukwakha izindlu ezungeze iMalabar Hill. Ukujoyina ndawonye iziqhingi eziyisikhombisa zaseBombay kwaqedwa ngokugcwele engxenyeni yokuqala yekhulu le-19. Emva kwalokho, emva kwezindonga zakwa Fort ziqothulwa ngo-1864, izikhulu zomuzi nazo zathuthela eMalabar Hill.

Funda ukuze ubheke eduze ne-Banganga Tank lasendulo njengamanje bese uthola ukuthi ungasvakashela kanjani i-Banganga Tank.

02 ngo-15

I-Jabreshwar Mahadev Temple

Kunamathempeli angaphezu kuka-100 eduze kwaseBanganga Tank. Ngaphansi kwezitebhisi zamatshe, endleleni eya emathangeni ngeBanganga 2nd Cross Lane, ithempeli laseJabreshwar Mahadev lihlukaniswe phakathi kwezindlu zokuhlala, okwenza i-juxtaposition emangalisa. Isihlahla esinqunyiwe sithembela ethempelini kodwa akekho ozimisele ukususa, uma kwenzeka ithempeli liwa. Ngokusobala, ithempeli lalingenalo igama elivela kulo onkulunkulu balo onamandla kodwa kusukela ezweni elithathwa ngokunqotshwa, ngo-1840, ngumthengisi ogama lakhe linguNathubai Ramdas.

03 ka-15

I-Parshuram Ithempeli

Eduze, iThempeli laseParshuram lingenye yezethempeli ezinhlobonhlobo ezikhona eNdiya. Nkosi Parshuram, ukuzalwa kwangaphakathi kukaNkosi Vishnu, unkulunkulu okhulekelwa kakhulu kunazo zonke esifundeni saseConkan. Ukholelwa ukuthi wadala iKonkan Coast , ukubuyisela izwe olwandle ngokuwa kwe-axhi yakhe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokusho kwe-Skanda Purana, kwakunguParshuram owadala umswakama wamanzi eBanganga ngokudubula umcibisholo wakhe emhlabathini.

04 ka-15

I-Banganga Tank nethempeli lase-Walkeshwar

I-Parshuram Temple ithola umbono omuhle kakhulu ngaphesheya kwe-Banganga Tank. I- shikhara emhlophe emide (umbhoshongo wethempeli) yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi ithempeli laseRameshwar, elakhiwe ngo-1842. Nokho, leli thempeli livame ukubizwa ngokuthi ithempeli laseWateshwar (kanye nabanye abakuleli tangi).

Ithempeli lokuqala laseWateshwar labhujiswa yiPutukezi ekhulwini le-16, lapho bethola ukulawula iziqhingi zaseBombay futhi baqala ukusakaza ubuKristu. AbaseBrithani babebekezelela futhi bakhuthaze ezinye izinkolo, ngoba babefisa ukuheha abathuthela emadolobheni ukuze basize. Ithempeli lakhiwa kabusha ngo-1715 ngemali evela kuGaud Saraswat Brahmin. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, lakhiwe kabusha ngezikhathi eziningana, kamuva nje ngawo-1950.

Izinyathelo zeBanganga Tank zisebenzela izinhloso eziningi: indawo yokudlala yezingane, indawo yokuhlala yabantu, indawo yokugeza, kanye nendawo yokwenza i- puja (ukukhulekelwa). Naphezu komthombo wayo wamanzi ahlanzekile, i-Banganga Tank njengendawo yokukhulekela iqhubeka ingcolile. Amanzi aphendulele ukukhanya okungenamsoco okumnyama kusuka ezintweni eziphonswa kuwo njengengxenye yamasiko enkolo.

05 ka-15

Deepstambhas

I-Deepstambhas (izinsika zokukhanya) ibonisa ukungena kwe-Banganga Tank, kanye namathempeli avela endaweni. Ngokumangazayo, kuthiwa ungcwele wangcwatshwa ngaphansi komunye nomunye!

06 ka-15

I-Street Around Banganga Tank

I-Banganga Tank ihambisana nomgwaqo omncane ogcwele amathempeli, amakhaya namaDharamsalas (izindlu zokuphumula zenkolo). Yakha umzila we- parikrama engcwele, ukuhamba eduze kwe-tank ngezinyawo, ama-Hindus akholelwa ukuthi anezinzuzo ezinkulu zokuhlanza.

07 kwangu-15

Ukunciphisa Imiphakathi Yezifiki

Abafuduki abavela emiphakathini ehlukahlukene baye baxosha emaphethelweni e-Banganga Tank futhi bakhe izakhiwo zesikhashana lapho, ziguqula indwangu yayo. I-Punjabi i- dharamshala eshiyiwe isesimweni esiphezulu elwandle lolwandle elibheke enqenqemeni eseningizimu-ntshonalanga. Ngokusobala, izinkanyezi zefilimu zaseHindi zazigubha uHoli lapho ngo-1930s no-1940. Manje, le ndawo yilabo abahlala emakhaya abahlala khona abahlala kuwo iminyaka embalwa edlule.

08 ka-15

Ithempeli laseGanpati

Ithempeli elincane laseGanpati lihlezi ethempelini elibhekene neRameshwar futhi lakhiwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngo-1842. Izakhiwo zethempeli zihlanganisa izitayela zaseMarathi naseGujarati. Isithombe salo senziwe ngobuciko kusuka emabhokisini omhlophe. Leli thempeli liphila ngempela phakathi nomkhosi wonyaka weGanesh Chaturthi , ogujwa kabanzi eMumbai.

09 ka-15

Ithempeli Lakshmi Narayan

Kunethonya elibonakalayo laseGujarati eBanganga Tank, elibonakala ngokukhethekile emathempelini. Enye ithempeli elinjalo iThempeli laseGujarati Lakshmi Narayan, eliseduze nethempeli laseGanpati, elinemifanekiso emibili ( dervapala ).

10 kwangu-15

Ithempeli likaHanuman

Ithempelini yanamuhla yeHanuman mhlawumbe ithempeli elihle kunazo zonke eBanganga Tank. Lakha indlu engcwele eqoshiwe enezithombe zikaHanuman ezithwele umlenze (esikhundleni sezinyosi).

11 kwangu-15

Ithempeli likaVenkateshwar Balaji

Ehlangothini olusenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeBanganga Tank, iVenkateshwar Balaji Temple ingenye yamathempeli amadala kule ndawo. Ezinikezele kuNkosi Lord Vishnu, lakhiwa ngo-1789, ngesitayela sikaMaratha kodwa sinomdanso ovame ukwakhiwa kwamaSulumane. Ithempeli alivamile ngoba linesithombe seVishnu ngamehlo ayo avulekile, kanye nezithombe ezimbili ezihlukene zaseGanesh. Hlanganisa izinyathelo ngakwesokudla lapho ufaka ethempelini futhi uzobe uvuzwa ngombono ovelele phezu kwethangi.

12 kwangu-15

Amatshe eSikhumbuzo

Kunamatshe aqoshiwe ase-orange ahlelwe yizinyathelo eziholela eBanganga Tank. La pallias yizikhumbuzo zamatshe abafile abakhulekelwa yiGujaratis.

13 kwangu-15

Dhobi Ghat

I- dhobi ghat e-Mahalaxmi yi-Mumbai eyaziwa kakhulu evulekile. Kukhona ne- dhobi ghat e-Bhagwanlal Indrajit Road, engxenyeni esenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeBanganga Tank, nakuba kungekho ndawo eduze kwesilinganiso se-Mahalaxmi eyodwa.

14 kwangu-15

Dashnami Goswami Akhada

Ngaphansi kwesihlahla semithi eqhubekayo eduze neBhagwanlal Indrajit Road, engxenyeni esenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeBanganga Tank, ikhona emathuneni amancane omphakathi waseGoswami. Amathuna angavamile ayingxenye yehlelo lamaHindu elibiza abafile balo, abaye bathatha ama- sanyas (ukulahla), esikhundleni sokuwashisa. Okumangalisa ukuthi kusasebenza. Ama-tombstones anezinyawo zawo abonisa ukucwatshwa kwesifazane, kuyilapho labo abane- shivlinga ne-Nandi bezinkunzi.

15 kwangu-15

Indlela Yokuvakashela I-Banganga Tank

I-Banganga Tank inikeza ukubuyiswa okumukelekile ngokuhamba ngesivinini kwedolobha. Kungcono ukuchitha isikhathi esithile nje nje uhlezi ezinyathelweni futhi uthola impilo yansuku zonke lapho. Kodwa-ke, uma unesithakazelo kwifa eliningiliziwe le-Banganga Tank, kungcono ukuthatha uhambo. Ngaya e-Banganga Parikrama ukuhamba uhambo oluqhutshwa yiKhaki Tours, iqembu eligxile ekuhambeni kwamagugu eMumbai. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ama-Mumbai Moments inikeza izinkambo ezizinikezele ze-Banganga Tank.

Ungayithola kanjani i-Banganga Tank

I-Banganga Tank itholakala e-Walkeshwar, eMalabar Hill eningizimu ye-Mumbai. Uma uhamba ngesitimela, iziteshi zesitimela esiseduze ziyi-Charni Road ne-Grant Road eNtshonalanga. Kuzodingeka uthathe itekisi esiteshini.

I-Banganga Tank ingafakwa kanje:

• Nge-Walkeshwar Road emngceleni osempumalanga. Hamba ngase-Walkeshwar Bus Depot kanye nokungena eMaholidini. Jikela ngakwesokudla ku-Banganga 1st Cross Lane, noma iPanganga 2nd Cross Lane kancane kancane.
• Nge Bhagwanlal Indrajit Road enqenqemeni esenyakatho-ntshonalanga, idlule iDashnami Goswami Akhada, indawo yokudumisa, kanye ne-dhobi ghat.
• Nge-Dongersey Road emaphethelweni asenyakatho-mpumalanga, kudlule uchungechunge lwezakhiwo eziphakeme.

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