Bhikha Behram Well in Mumbai
Bhikha Behram Well in Bombay.
The story goes that a Parsi named Bhikhaji Behramji, came to Mumbai on foot from Broach (Bharuch in Gujarat) to seek his fortune sometime around the year 1715. A penniless Bhikhaji was captured by the Marathas who mistook him for a Muslim. At that time, the Marathas were at war with the Sultans of Gujarat. He was imprisoned in a fortress called Pandegad. He was later released when he convinced his captors that he was a Parsi. In the course of time Bhikhaji became a successful merchant having his business at “Angrez Bazaar’’ now known as Horniman Circle. As a token of his gratitude, he sank the well named after him in 1725. The nearly 300-year-old Bhika Behram well near Churchgate station in south Mumbai is a landmark heritage religious site and perhaps the oldest sweet water well in the city.
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It is a shrine all Parsis visit. Besides the fact that it is revered by Parsis, drinking water is sourced from this well by many offices, from here.
Agree with Feroze Patel comments. Even though I lived and grew up around Churchgate as a child for 18 years I had never visited this historic revered Parsi site.
We PARSIS are fortunate to have a best drinking water in city being densely populated with all the blessings from AVAN ARDAVISHUR BANU for needy and thirsty public can quench their thirst throughout the year. Poor beggars are also benefitted with water. It’s a real miracle for water drinkers and passerby who quench their thirst in these hustle bustle life
PAK AHURAMAZDA BLESS OUR BHIKHA BEHRAM WELL FOR BENEFIT OF HUMAM BEINGS.
He also Built the Panday Dharamshala Opp. Banaji Atashbehram Charni Road..
As He was Captured and Kept at the Fort of Pandegarh, He took up the Surname of Panday. Bhikhaji Behramji Panday.
loved it
I was there to visit, but there is “entry only for Parsi “