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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- ^ "Banaji Limji Agiary, Mumbai's oldest fire temple, turns 306". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fire temple enters its 300th year | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 April 2008.
- ^ "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.