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Shanta Durga Temple
Shri Shantadurga Saunsthan is a private temple complex belonging to the Goud Saraswat Brahman Samaj located from Panaji at the foothill of Kavalem village in Ponda taluk, Ponda Taluka, Goa, India. Shrimad Swamiji of Shri Kavale Math is spiritual head Of Shree Shantadurga Saunsthan, Kavale (Shrimat Shivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya of Shri Kavale Math is spiritual chief Of Shree Shantadurga Saunsthan). Shree Shantadurga is the Kuldevta, Kuldevi (family deity) of many Goud Saraswat Brahman. On 4 December 2016, (Margashirsh Shuddh Panchmi). Shree Shantadurga Devasthan, Kavale has completed its 450th year of existence. Deity The temple is dedicated to Shantadurga, the goddess who mediates between Vishnu and Shiva. The deity is also called 'Santeri' colloquially. Purana talks of a battle between Shiva and Vishnu The battle was so fierce that the God Brahma prayed to Goddess AdishaktiParvati to intervene, which she did in the form of Shantadurga. Shantadurga place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavale
Kavale or Kavalem is a village in Ponda taluk, Ponda, Goa, India. Kavle/Kawale/Kawle are other variations for the same name. Main Attraction Situated at the foothill of Kavalem, the Shanta Durga Temple, Shantadurga Temple boasts of a huge tank, a Dipa Stambha and Agrashalas.Current temple was constructed during the reign of Maratha Empire ruler Shahu I, Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj of Satara during the period from 1713 AD to 1738 AD. Naroram Rege Mantri originally from Kochara village in the Vengurla Taluka,(Konkan) was a Mantri (Minister) in Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Ashtapradhan Mandal at Satara (Grandson of Chh.Shivaji Maharaj). Due to his efforts, the village of Kavalem was bequeathed to the Temple by Shrimant Baji Rao I Peshwa in 1738-39. The temples of Shanta Durga temple, Shree Shantadurgaat Kavale and Mangueshi Temple, Shree Manguesh located at Mangeshi Village, two of the most revered patron deities of the GSB community in Goa. The Managing Committee has banned tourists. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salcete
Salcete ( Konkani: ''Saxtti''/''Xaxtti''; pt, Salcette) is a sub-division of the district of South Goa, in the state of Goa, situated by the west coast of India. The Sal river and its backwaters dominate the landscape of Salcete. Historically, the sixty-six settlements south of the River Zuari formed the original Salcette territory. Salcete forms a part of the bigger Konkan region that stretches along the western shoreline of peninsular India. In erstwhile Portuguese Goa, the Salcette ''concelho'' (county) located in the ''Velhas Conquistas'' (Old Conquests) was co-terminous with the undivided Salcette territory (Salcete and Mormugaõ ''talukas''). In 1917, the ''concelho'' was bifurcated into the present-day ''talukas'' of Mormugao and Salcette. The contemporary Salcete ''taluka'' has been classified as a rurban area. Margao serves as the administrative headquarters of both Salcete ''taluka'' and the South Goa district. Etymology "Salcete" is the modern angli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shantadurga Kalangutkarin Temple
Shri Shantadurga (Kalangutkarin) Devasthan Nanora is a Hindu temple in Nanoda village, Bicholim taluka in Goa. The goddess Shantadurga is worshiped in the form of Vishweshwari. History The original temple was located in Calangute near Mapusa City Taluka Bardez. In the 17th century, due to forceful conversion of Hindus by Portuguese invaders, the temple was shifted to Nanora in Bicholim Taluka, where most such temples shifted. Nanora is situated between city Assonora and Mulgaon in South. Mulgaon is famous for temples which were moved from Salcette ( Shri Dev ShantaDurga Rawalnath Panchaytan Devasthan & Shri Shatadurga Ravalnath Maydekar Devashtan) and Kansarpal in North which is famous for Mahamaya Kalika Devasthan Kasarpal, where as west of Nanora is Advalpal, which is famous for Kuldevta of Goud Saraswat Brahmins Sharvani Devastan and east of Nanora is the village of Ladfe and the city of Bicholim. It was repaired in the 1990s when the temple was made into a marble m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangeshi Village
Mangueshi is a village in Priol, Ponda taluk, Ponda, Goa, India. Mangueshi/Mangueshim are other variations for the same name. Main Attraction The temple of Shri Mangueshi Temple, Mangesh is set amidst natural surroundings. Mangeshi, which is a little village along Goa's Panaji-Ponda road is a point of pilgrimage for hundreds of tourists from all over India and abroad. The temples of Shree Shantadurga located at Kavale village, Navadurga (regional goddess), Navdurga at Madkai, and Shree Mangesh, are three revered patron deities of Goud Saraswat Brahmin, GSB families in Goa are a must visit for any devotee/ tourist coming to Goa. History The original site of Sri Mangueshi Temple is Kushasthali or Cortalim in Salcette Taluka. To avoid the increasing Portuguese people, Portuguese missionary activities in Goa, the Goud Saraswat Brahmin, GSB community was afraid for the safety of the temples and idols. Hence the families worshipping Shree Shantadurga and Shree Manguesh, on a mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shri Gaudapadacharya Math
Shri Gaudapadacharya Math ( sa, श्री संस्थान गौडपदाचार्य मठ, '), also known as (), located in Kavale, Ponda, Goa, is the oldest matha of the Smarthan Saraswat Brahman Samaj. It was founded by Gauḍapāda around 740 AD, whose student was Govinda Bhagavatpada, the guru of Adi Shankara, a highly influential figure in Hinduism.http://www.vidya-ashramvidyaorder.org/index.V.html , Under Page: Biographical Notes About Sankara And Gaudapada There is also a belief that Gauḍapāda himself established the Shri Gaudapadacharya matha when he lived in Gomantak (Goa). Thus, the matha came to be known as ''Shri Saunstan Gaudapadacharya matha''. Unlike other mathas, Shri Gaudapadacharya matha is not a polemical center established to influence the faith of all Hindus, its jurisdiction is limited to only Dakshinatya Saraswat Brahmins. The Peetadhipathi "head monk" is Śrī Gauḍapadācārya. Smartist Goud Saraswat Brahman Samaj and Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temples Of Goa
A Goan temple is known as a ''dēvūḷ'' (देवूळ) or ''sansthān'' (संस्थान) in the Konkani language. These temples were once the centres of villages, cities, and all the other social, cultural and economic gatherings in Goa. These were known as ''grāmasansthā''s (ग्रामसंस्था) in Konkani. History A temple in Goa was once always the centre of a village (and in cases still is), and the lives of people were related to these temples and their festivals. The village property was divided amongst the villagers according to certain rules. The patrons of the temples are known as ''Mahajana'' and for the most part hail from Brahmin communities with a few from Kshatriya communities. This ''Mahajani'' system was once responsible for temple upkeep. Deities Goan temples are strictly devoted to the worship of Panchyatan devised by Adi Shankara. The following sholka says : आदित्यं गणनाथंच देविम् रु ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangueshi Temple
Shri Manguesh temple (Devanagari: ) is located at Mangeshi Village in Priol, Ponda taluk, Goa. It is at a distance of 1 km from Mardol close to Nagueshi, 21 km from Panaji the capital of Goa, and 26 km from Margao. Shree Mangueshi is the Kuldeva (family deity) of Goud Saraswat Brahman. Shrimad Swamiji of Shri Kavale Math is Spiritual chief Of Shri Manguesh Saunsthan, Mangueshi. Historically, Chitpavan Brahmins act as the priests of this temple. This stems from the Peshwa influence over temple affairs and Chitpavans being strict vegetarians as against the local Goud Saraswats. This temple is one of the largest and most frequently visited temples in Goa. In 2011, the temple along with others in the area instituted a dress code on visitors of the temple. History This temple had its origins in Kushasthali Cortalim, a village in Mormugão which fell to the invading Portuguese in 1543. In the year 1560, when the Portuguese started Christian conversions in mormugao tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Jyoti Stambh
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Irrigation Tank
In Sri Lanka and India an irrigation tank or tank is an artificial reservoir of any size. They are part of a historic tradition of harvesting and preserving rainwater in the region. Often an embankment such as a mud bank was constructed across a slope to collect and store water by taking advantage of local mounds and depressions. The water would be used primarily for agriculture and drinking water, but also for bathing and rituals. Tank use is especially critical in regions without Perennial plant, perennial water resources. The word tank is the English language substitute for the Languages of South Asia, vernacular terms used in South Asia. A tank cascade is a system of irrigation tanks in single or multiple chains where water from a higher tank flows into lower tanks. Example of tank cascades include Sri Lanka’s tank cascade system, Sri Lanka's tank cascade system, the Indian city of Bangalore's cascading lakes in the Varthur lake series, and the Indian city of Madurai's Vandiyu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompasses a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract. Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. It is bounded by the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east (both parts of China), by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south, by Pakistan to the west, and by Afghanistan to the northwest. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, ... The southern and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baji Rao I
Baji Rao I (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740), born as Visaji, also known as Bajirao Ballal (Pronunciation: ad͡ʒiɾaːʋ bəlːaːɭ, was the 7th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. During his 20-year tenure as a Peshwa, he defeated Nizam-ul-Mulk at several battles like the Battle of Delhi and Battle of Bhopal. Baji Rao's contributed for Maratha supremacy in southern India and northern India. Thus, he was partly responsible for establishing Maratha power in Gujarat, Malwa, Rajputana and Bundelkhand and liberating Konkan (western coast of India) from the Siddis of Janjira and Portuguese rule. Baji Rao's relationship with his Muslim wife, a controversial subject, has been adapted in Indian novels and cinema. Early life Baji Rao was born into a Bhat Family in Sinnar, near Nashik. His biological father was Balaji Vishwanath the ''Peshwa'' of Shahu Maharaj I and his mother was Radhabai Barve. Baji Rao had a younger brother, Chimaji Appa, and two younger sisters, Anubai and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
