Banaji Limji Agiary Explained

Banaji Limji Agiary is the oldest Zoroastrian fire temple (or agiary, Gujarati for "house of fire") in Mumbai, India that was constructed in 1709.[1] The fire was consecrated here by the Parsi businessman Seth Banaji Limji.[2] The temple has a fortress-like structure and non-Parsis are not allowed to enter, as in all Zoroastrian temples.[3] The temple is a Grade II heritage structure.[4] Situated less than a kilometre away from the temple, Maneckji Seth Agiary (1733) is the second-oldest fire temple in Mumbai.

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  1. Web site: Banaji Limji Agiary, Mumbai's oldest fire temple, turns 306. 22 April 2015. Hindustan Times.
  2. News: Banaji Limji Agiary: Mumbai's oldest, architectural landmark Banaji Limji Agiary completes 308 years | Mumbai News - Times of India. The Times of India. 24 April 2017 .
  3. News: Fire temple enters its 300th year | Mumbai News - Times of India. The Times of India. 24 April 2008 .
  4. Web site: Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966 . Government of Maharashtra Urban Development Department . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714112513/https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Acts%20Rules/Marathi/25-06-019%20Notification%20UDD...sdfglkjl.pdf . 14 July 2022 . 19 June 2019 . dead.

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