Lalbaugcha Raja
The public Ganesh of Lalbaug, who gives darshan for eleven days and then goes into the sea at Girgaon Chowpatty.
- Where
- Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.9906, 72.8367
Get the Lalbaugcha Raja stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lalbaugcha Raja. 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 Lalbaugcha Raja
Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum 1.2 km
Mumbai's oldest museum, 1872, restored to its gilt and its Minton floor.
Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat 1.3 km
Seven hundred open air washing pens worked by hand since 1890, best seen from the bridge above.
Siddhivinayak Temple 3.0 km
Built in 1801 by a woman who had no children of her own, so that others might, and now queued round the block.
Haji Ali Dargah 3.0 km
A shrine on an islet reached by a causeway that the sea covers at high tide, so visits are timed by the moon.
Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai 3.5 km
Three goddesses facing the sea at Breach Candy, and the oldest temple in the city.
Chor Bazaar 3.5 km
A century and a half of secondhand everything, from ship fittings to gramophone horns, off Mohammed Ali Road.
Rajgruha 3.6 km
Ambedkar's house at Dadar, built for his library of fifty thousand books.
Chaitya Bhoomi 3.8 km
Where Ambedkar was cremated in 1956, and where lakhs come on the sixth of December.
More famous places to visit in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Lalbaugcha Raja?
Lalbaugcha Raja is in Mumbai City, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum (1.2 km), Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat (1.3 km), Siddhivinayak Temple (3.0 km).
How do I get the Lalbaugcha Raja stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lalbaugcha Raja 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 Lalbaugcha Raja 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.