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Banganga Water Ecology & Rituals Analysis

The document summarizes the rituals, actors, and infrastructure around Banganga, a sacred water tank in Mumbai. Key rituals include rites for the deceased, Ganpati/Navaratri idol immersions, bathing, and religious ceremonies. Actors include priests, devotees, residents, visitors, and vendors. The interconnected infrastructure includes temples, ghats, toilets, and stalls that facilitate rituals and enable socio-cultural encounters between actors. Banganga represents an interdependent socio-natural system where rituals, actors, and infrastructure are inextricably linked.

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Banganga Water Ecology & Rituals Analysis

The document summarizes the rituals, actors, and infrastructure around Banganga, a sacred water tank in Mumbai. Key rituals include rites for the deceased, Ganpati/Navaratri idol immersions, bathing, and religious ceremonies. Actors include priests, devotees, residents, visitors, and vendors. The interconnected infrastructure includes temples, ghats, toilets, and stalls that facilitate rituals and enable socio-cultural encounters between actors. Banganga represents an interdependent socio-natural system where rituals, actors, and infrastructure are inextricably linked.

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ECOLOGIES OF WATER-

AN INFRASTRUCTURAL NETWORK
CASE: BANGANGA
BANGANGA RITUALS INFRASTRUCTURE

GANAPATI AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONY INTERCONNECTED


NAVARATRI IDOL
IMMERSION DONE REGULARLY INTERFACE

RITE OF THE DECEASED ALWAYS DONE IN A SOCIOCULTURAL SYSTEM


SAME WAY
HOLY BATHING MECHANISM
SACRED
BATHING/SWIMMING ENVIRONMENT
PROFANE
DOMESTIC CHORES NATURE OF EVERYTHING
SYMBOLIC VALUE
KIDS PLAYING PHYSICAL SYSTEM

ECONOMICS

PROSPERITY
DEC JAN

NOV FEB

OCT MAR

SEP APR

AUG MAY

JUL JUN
RITUALS AND ACTORS AT BANGANGA
ACTORS RITUALS ENCOUNTER SPACES
RITES OF THE DEACEASED TEA STALL
GANAPATI/NAVARATRI IMMERSION TEMPLES IN THE PRECINT
PRIEST/POOJARI BATHING GHATS OF THE TANK
MAHA ARTI PUBLIC TOILET
POOJA SECURITY KIOSK
RITES OF THE DEACEASED TEA STALL
GANAPATI/NAVARATRI IMMERSION TEMPLES IN THE PRECINT
BATHING GHATS OF THE TANK
DEVOTEE
MAHA ARTI PUBLIC TOILET
FEEDING FISH SECURITY KIOSK
POOJA LOCAL/STREET VENDOR
RITES OF THE DEACEASED ACTUAL SITE OF POOJA
GANAPATI/NAVARATRI IMMERSION TEMPLES IN THE PRECINT
RESIDENT (ADULT)
WASHING/ DRYING CLOTHES LOCAL/STREET VENDOR
SWIMMING CASUAL MEETUP CORNER
SWIMMING
POOJA
RESIDENT (MINOR) GHATS OF THE TANK
RITES OF THE DEACEASED
GANAPATI/NAVARATRI IMMERSION
RITES OF THE DEACEASED TEA STALL
GANAPATI/NAVARATRI IMMERSION TEMPLES IN THE PRECINT
BATHING GHATS OF THE TANK
MAHA ARTI PUBLIC TOILET
LOCAL/STREET VENDOR
POOJA SECURITY KIOSK
FEEDING FISH
WASHING/ DRYING CLOTHES
SWIMMING
GANAPATI/NAVARATRI IMMERSION TEA STALL
BATHING TEMPLES IN THE PRECINT
MAHA ARTI GHATS OF THE TANK
SERVICES STAFF POOJA PUBLIC TOILET
FEEDING FISH SECURITY KIOSK
WASHING/ DRYING CLOTHES
SWIMMING
CASUAL MEET UP TEA STALL
VISITOR (REGULARLY) SWIMMING TEMPLES IN THE PRECINT
FEEDING FISH GHATS OF THE TANK
RITES OF THE DEACEASED TEA STALL
GANAPATI/NAVARATRI IMMERSION TEMPLES IN THE PRECINT
VISITOR (OCCASIONAL) MAHA ARTI GHATS OF THE TANK RITUALS, ACTORS AND
ENCOUNTER SPACES
POOJA PUBLIC TOILET
SECURITY KIOSK
LOCATION PLAN
TRACING THE
TRAJECTORY: PRIEST
DEVOTEE

RESIDENCE
POOJARI
(ADULT)

INFRA-
RITUAL WATER STRUCTURE

VISITOR
RESIDENT
(OCCASIONAL)
(MINOR)
LIVELIHOOD

VISITOR SERVICE VENDORS


(REGULAR) STAFF
INTERRELATIONS AND INTERDEPENDENCIES OF ACTORS AND BANGANGA

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