Glorious Temples of Goa

 Goa abounds in temples, starting from the renowned ones of Mangueshi and Shantadurga to the well preserved relic of Tamdi Surla, chemical analysis back to regarding the twelfth century.

Shree Bhagavati

Shree Bhagavati

28 kms from Panaji in Pernem Taluka, the temple is claimed to be quite five hundred years previous. fabricated from black stone, 2 life size pictures of elephants in an exceedingly standing position at the doorway welcomes guests.. Dussehra is well known with gaiety once over twenty five thousand devotees assemble at the temple.

Brahma Temple

Brahma Temple

7 kms from Valpoi, within the village of Brahma Carambolim, this shrine belongs to the fifth century A.D. it\'s one in every of the few temples dedicated to Lord Brahma found in Asian nation.

Shree Chandranath

Situated on the 350-metre high hill of Chandranath at Paroda, Quepem, Chandreshwar was the titular god of the Bhoja kings WHO dominated South province until the center of the eighth century. that they had named their capital Chandrapur when the god. The temple is therefore designed that the Linga receives moonlight on each full-of-the-moon. The temple commands a bird\'s eye view and its surroundings area unit fascinating.

Datta Mandir

Mandir

Located at Dattawadi, Sanquelim, forty kms from Margao, this century previous temple of the Trimurthy incorporates a scene of a good looking hill lined with dense groves of feather palm palms. the foremost vital pageant is Datta Jayanti that falls within the month of Dec. The god is believed to possess cured many of us of unsound mind. the whole interior consists of white marble.

Shree Gopal Ganesa

Situated twenty six kms. from Panaji at Farmagudi, Ponda, amidst stunning natural surroundings, close to Bandora.. The stone image of Gopal Ganesa was discovered by herdsmen whereas grazing oxen close to the Hill and later put in in an exceedingly little shrine with a roof. The temple with the idol fabricated from metal alloy was consecrated on Apr twenty four, 1966.

Kamakshi Saunsthan Shiroda

Situated forty kms from Panaji. per mythology, Shri. Kamakshi was brought from Kaurang (Kanchi).

Shree Lairai Temple:

Kamakshi Mandir

The temple of Shree Lairai is placed at Sirigao, regarding two kms from the Panaji-Valpoi main road. The temple is exclusive in North province with its combination of northern and southern art. The god Lairai is famour everywhere province, geographic area and Karnataka, for her distinctive ‘Homakund’. each year thousands of devotees attend the annual feast of the god to witness the walking of Dhonds through the sacred fireplace known as ‘Homakund’.

Mahadev Temple

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66 kms from Panaji in Sanguem Taluka at the foot of the Ghats at Tambdi Surla is that the solely specimen of Kadamba–Yadava thirteenth century design in volcanic rock stone preserved in province. A road connects Sanvordem to the present temple complicated.

Madanant Temple

Madannat Temple

Situated twenty five kms from Mapusa, this temple complicated at Sal, Bicholim has stunning natural surroundings. The 3 day pageant of Gadens that begins on Phalgun Purnima attracts massive crowds. Devotees believe they\'ll have the darshan of ‘Devchars’ throughout the Gade pageant.

Situated in Savoi Verem, twelve kms from Ponda and thirty kms from Panaji, this 500-year-old temple is encircled by hills and fields, edible seed farms, coconut and cashew trees.

Maha Ganesa Mandir

Located at Madel within the Tivim Village council space of Bardez in North province. throughout the month of August (Shravan) the temple is lluminated and superbly embellished. In 1970, four statues of Ganesa, Mahishasur Mardani and a few others were found.

Shree Mahalsa

Located at Mardol, one kilometer from the Shri. Mangueshi temple, the god idolised here is AN attribute of Vishnu.

Shree Mahalaxmi

Mahalaxmi Temple

Situated within the village of Bandode, regarding four kms from Ponda this is often thought of the abode of the initial deity of the Sakti cult.. The image of Mahalakshmi incorporates a shut likeness to it of Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur, the most centre of worship. Her special feature is that she wears a linga on her head and is taken into account a peaceful or Satvik variety of the Hindu deity. The deity Mahalakshmi was idolised by the Shilahara rulers (9750 – 1030 A.D.) and therefore the early Kadamba Kings of province.

Shree Manguesh

22 kms from Panaji (26 kms from Margao) at Priol Ponda Taluka this renowned temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is found on a hill encircled by lush inexperienced hills. although little, it\'s AN air of distinctive magnificence.Its lofty white tower at the doorway could be a rural area landmark.

Navdurga Saunsthan

34 kms from Panaji at Borim (12 kms from Margao), the god of deity Navdurga was originally brought by Brahmins of Karad to province. The god was later transferred from Benaulim in Salcete to its gift web site at Borim.

Ramnath Mandir

Located thirty three kms from Panaji in Ponda Taluka, this temple, besides the shrine of the most Ramnath god, has four little temples of Laxminarayan,. Shantadurga (Sateri), Betal and Sidhanath. The 5 along represent Shri. Ramnath Panchayatan. The legend in mythology says that Rameshwar is that the original abode of Lord Ramnath.

Rudreshwar Temple

Rudreshwar Temple

Located in Bicholim Taluka, 46 kms, the temple of Rudreshwar is extremely near the rock-cut caves of Harvalem wherever the traditional linga of Rudreshwar is honored. The idyllic Harvalem waterfalls is accessible. The pageant of Mahashivaratri attracts massive crowds Hindus perform rites for the dead here.

Shree Saptakoteshwar

37 kms from Panaji at Narve–Bicholim, this was a favoured god of the Kadamba Kings. Its original temple was placed within the island of Diwar. The linga idolised during this temple is faceted and is thought as ‘Dharalinga’.

Sapteshwar Bhagvati

Situated seventeen kms from Mapusa at Mandrem in Pernem Taluka, the complicated has 5 temples, the most ones being of Shri. Sapteshwar and Bhagavati.

Shree Shantadurga (Kunkolienkarin)

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Situated eighteen kms from Margao at Fatorda (Quepem), its annual Zatra, fails within the month of Pausha Shuddha Navami and attracts thousands of devotees from everywhere province.

Shree Vithal Mandir

41 kms from Panaji, placed at Vithalwadi, Sanquelim, Shri. Vithal is that the ancestral God of the ‘Ranes’. the most pageant is Chaitri (April).