Mahalaxmi temple redesign to utilise coastal road for multiple access points
Hindustan TimesMumbai: The BMC is designing a ‘holistic pilgrim facility’ for the Mahalaxmi Temple, with multiple entry and exit points for better crowd management and an integration with the coastal road garden behind the temple. It also includes a plan to have an access pedestrian bridge to enter from the coastal road side so that devotees waiting in the garden can directly come inside the temple without crossing the road.” “Mahalaxmi Temple has inadequate vehicle access but the coastal road has given us an opportunity to do things differently,” said Hasnale. “To accommodate a crowd of 70,000 visitors, we are also looking at integrating it with the coastal road garden,” he said. It also includes a plan to have an access pedestrian bridge to enter from the coastal road side so that devotees waiting in the garden can directly come inside the temple without crossing the road.”
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