Banaji Limji Agiary

The outer walls of the temple in Fort, Mumbai.

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. ^ "Banaji Limji Agiary, Mumbai's oldest fire temple, turns 306". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2015.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "Fire temple enters its 300th year | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966" (PDF). Government of Maharashtra Urban Development Department. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022.