The temple of Mahalsa Narayani is located at the small village of Mardol, just about a km from the famous Mangueshi temple and about 22 kilometers from Panaji, the capital city. Originally, the deity was housed in a temple at an ancient shrine in village of Verna which is now the site of an industrial […]
The small town of Marcel is the location of the temples of more than 15 deities of the Hindu pantheon. Marcel lies 17 km from Panaji in Ponda taluka about 3 kilometers away from Banastari Bridge on the Panaji-Ponda road. The unique feature of this temple is that this is the only temple in India […]
Khandola Mahaganapati Temple is one of the popular Ganesha Temples in Goa. The island of Diwar lying in the Tiswadi taluka today was considered as ‘Tirth Kshetr’ in the ancient times. The island is referred as ‘Deepwati’ in the Sahydhri Khand, which is a part of ‘Skand Puraan’.The temple Shri Ganpati was located atop a […]
Gopal Ganapati temple is located in Ponda taluka in Bandiwade. In the 17th century, the Marathas were in possession of the Ponda palace. Fort Mardangad was erected by Chatrapati Sambhaji and he camped with his army nearby this particular place. He ordered his army to erect a Gudi on a hill nearby and called it […]
Saptakoteshwar temple is located in Narve, in the state of Goa, in Southwestern India. It is largely regarded in the Konkan area as one of the six religious sites of temples of Lord Shiva. The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Shiva in the form of Saptakoteshwar. The temple was built around the twelfth […]
Rathotsava in Shantadurga Temple of Kavalem village in Ponda Taluka near Panaji in Goa is organized on Vasant Panchami (Shukla Paksha Panchami in Magh Month). In 2014, Shantadurga Temple Rathotsava date is February 4. Goddess Shantadurga (Santeri) is a manifestation of Goddess Durga who meditates between Lord Vishnu and Shiva. As per the local legends, […]