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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