A little away from Banganga Tank, on Dr. Bhagwanlal Indrajit Marg, is the local Dhobi Ghat. Dhobis wash the clothes manually using water from a deep well. Laundry is dried in the sea breeze and hung on cable lines without using clips, instead they are twined between cables.
Among the many contributions of philanthropist Jagannath Shankarseth was the donation of land to the north of Banganga Tank to be used as burning ground for those Hindus who wished to be cremated at Walkeshwar in the vicinity of the Banganga Tank. A bust of Jagannath Shankarseth is now installed at the crematorium which is also named after him.
Temples at the northeast corner of Banganga Tank; (from left to right) Mahalakshmi Temple (yellow wall), Vyankatesh Balaji Temple (white dome), Jagannnath Mahadeo Temple (white shikara), and Siddheshwar Temple (yellow shikhara). Over time, the addition of new buildings and encroachments have blocked the view of the temples from the ghats.
Mace-bearing dwarapala at the Lakshmi Narayan Temple wearing the Marathi turban, called pheta or pataka. The dwarapalas at Vishnu temples are modeled on Jaya and Vijaya, the gatekeepers at Vaikuntha, the heavenly abode of Lord Vishnu. The interesting detail is the presence of a small lion at the base.