Temple is the most pious place on earth where one can rejuvenate your mind body and soul. If someone decide to go for a Temple Holidays he must think about the Temples of Goa where he can experience natural beauty as well as refresh their soul.
Shri Bhagavati Temple: There are two Bhagwati temples at Goa. One is 28 kms from Panaji in Pernem
Taluka, which is 500 years old. Two life sine images of standing elephants made of black stone welcome
the visitors. Dussehra is celebrated with gaiety from Ashwin Shuddha Pratipada to Poornima. The other
temple is situated at Pernem taluka. The temple complex has five temples, main temple being Bhagvati
and the onerts are Sateri, Dev Ravalnatha, Dev Bhivangi Panchakshari & Brahma.
Brahma Temple: 7 Kms from Valpoi, in the village of Brahma Carambolim, the shrine belongs to 5 century A.D.
Shri Chandranath (45 Kms) : It is situated on the top of 350 meters high hill of Chandranath, at
paroda, Quepem. Chandreshwar was the titular deity of Bhoja Kings who ruled South Goa before
Christians till the middle of the 8th century. They had named their capital Chandrapur after the
deity. Shivalinga is carved out the rock which oozes whenever rays of full moon fall on it. The temple
is so designed so that Linga receives moonlight on every full moon. The temples' ancient chariot is
well known for its wood carvings.
Shri Damodar : (22 Kms from Margoa at Zambulim Sanguem) The river near temple is regarded as holy
and is said to have medicinal properties. The deity is worshipped by both Hindus and Christians.
Shri Datta Mandir : (37 K.m) from Dattawadi, 40 Kms from Margaon) The century old temple of
Trimurty, the deity is believed to have cured many people of unsound mind. The entire interior
consists of white marble.
Shri Gopal Ganapati : (26 K.m) from Panaji at Farmagudi, Ponda near Bandora) The Portuguese Viceroy
attacked the Fort of Ponda in October 1683, but had to beat a hasty retreat at the sudden appearance
of the Maratha King Sambhaji with a large army. Farmagudi commemorates this event. "The stone image of
Gopal Ganapati was discovered by herdsmen while grazing cattle near hill and later installed in a
small shrine and later temple is built by Shri Dayanand Bandodkar, the first chief minister of Goa and
consecrated on April 24, 1966." 
Shri Mahalsa : (At Mardol, 1 K.m. from Mangueshi temple) The deity worshipped is an attribute to
Vishnu (Mohini during the fight between the Devas and Asuras).
Shri Mahalaxmi : (Situated in the village Bandode, about 4 Kms from Ponda) It is considered the
abode of the original Goddess of the Shakti cult. The Sabhamandap has a gallery of 18 images, out of
24 images of emanatory aspects of Bhagvata sect, which is considered one of the few galleries of
wooden images of Vishnu in India. The image of Mahalaxmi has close resemblance of that of Mahalaxmi at
Kolhapur, the main centre of worship. Her special feature is that she wears the linga on one hand and
considered a peaceful or Satvik form of Devi. The Goddess Mahalaxmi was worshipped by the Shilahara
rulers (750-1030 A.D.) and the early Kadamba Kings of Goa.
Shri Manguesh: (22 K.m) from Panaji at Priol-Ponda Taluka) It is located on a hillock surrounded by
lush green hills. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Shri Naguesh : Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this temple is situated in the village of Bandora, about 4
kms east of Ponda. The temple Sabhamandap has a gallery on both side that contains exquisite specimen
of intricate carvings of the event of Ramayana on one side and wooden images of Astadikpal and
Gandharva on the other.
Shri Saptakoteshwar : 37 kms from Panaji at Narve Bicholim, was a favoured deity of Kadamba King.
Its original temple was situated in the island of Diwar. It was destroyed by Portuguese and the idol
was shifted to its present site at Narve. The linga worshipped in this temple is faceted and is known
as Dharalinga.
Shri Shantadurga : 33 Kms at Kavlem, is dedicated to Shantadurga, the Goddess who mediates between
Vishnu and Shiva. Temple has a rich and beautiful Garbhakunda where the deity is kept. Another temple
of Shantadurga is at Dhargal 14 K.ms from Mapusa, Pernem. When all the temples in Bardez were
destroyed by the Portuguese, this Goddess was removed at Sanquelim. Therefore in 1550 A.D. this
Goddess was taken to Dhargal in Pernem Taluka. The third temple of Shantadurga is at Kunkolienkarin,
18 Kms from Margoa, at Fatorpa. Originally from Cuncolim village in Salcete Taluka, the Goddess was
removed to Fatorpa in the 16th century during religious presecution by the Portuguese.
Shri Vitah Mandir : 41 K.ms from Panaji situated at Vitahlwadi, Sanquelim, Shri Vitthal is the
ancestral god of Ranes who had put up prolonged memorable resistance to Portuguese rule. |
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