District Grand Lodge of Bombay
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District Grand Lodge of Bombay is a Masonic organization under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) based at Freemasons' Hall, Mumbai, located at D N Road, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra. It serves as the administrative and governing body for Freemasonry lodges in the western Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and parts of Madhya Pradesh. [1][2]
Freemasonry arrived in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the mid-18th century, with the first lodge consecrated under the authority of the United Grand Lodge of England. This marked the beginning of organized Freemasonry in western India, closely linked to the presence of the British East India Company. [3]
The operations of the freemasons began in Mumbai from the Town Hall (Asiatic Library) until the Freemason District Grand Lodge was built.[4]
