The late historian and Bombay Parsi Punchayet joint secretary Sapur F. Desai traces the contentious battle between the Parsis and Hindus over the Babulnath Temple lands
Sapur Desai
"Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust.”
J. Shirley, Death the Leveller.
Babulnath Mandir is a very conspicuous landmark from the sea and from land. It is a beautiful and important temple, next perhaps only to the Mahalaxmi Temple, for the Hindu community. Being a neighbor to the Doongerwadi property it has a certain significance in the Parsi Panchayet history and needs mentioning at some length.
In the year 1774 one affluent sonar (goldsmith) Pandu Shivji wanted to build a temple at Babulnath where the temple of that name stands today. It was then an open land contiguous......