Babulnath temple-Charni road- Mumbai , India

The Babulnath Mandir Temple is a majestic temple of Lord Babulnath located on Charni Road in Mumbai. Nearly 1000 feet from the sea level, this temple was built in late 18th century and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple have attained maximum tourist attentions as well as the interests of archeological researchers. This is because of its fabulous architectural styling that has been designed with intricate carvings. It attracts millions of devotees from throughout the country, who not only come to pray but also to enjoy the serene environment of the area. Infact, other than just being a place to pray, this monument has even gained significance among tourists to admire the masterpiece artistic brilliance. Devotees can pray at the temple between 5 AM and 10 PM

The Babulnath Temple was patronised when built for the first time by Hindu merchant of that time and mainly the Gujarati community. A bigger temple was built in 1890 by contributions from the Gujarati merchants and the likes of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad of Baroda state. The current temple structure can be dated back to 1890. The temple height was considerable when built in 1890 but a lightning strike in the 1960s and damage to the spire lowered the height of the present temple considerably. Till the 1980s Babulnath Temple was one of the Tallest structure & location in the city of Mumbai.
There is limited reference to Babulnath Temple in the historical texts, because in the initial days the temple was frequented by yogis who used to stay there for Bhang and Ganja. However the temple famed in the 20th century. Currently the temple is thronged by people on Mondays and during Mahashivratri & Shravan months