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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] |
Shantadurga
Shantadurga (Devanagari:शांतादुर्गा, ) is the most popular form of the Hindu goddess Durga revered in Goa, India, as well some parts of Karnataka. She is a form of the ancient Mother goddess known as Santeri. She is worshipped in almost all villages of Goa as an ant hill. This is seen in some temples dedicated to Shantadurga. Origins The second chapter of the Sanskrit ', ', is a part of Sahyādrikhaṇḍa which is the chapter of ''Skanda Purana'' gives detail about this.Shastri, P. (1995) ''Introduction to the Puranas'', New Delhi: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, pp.118-20 Only the title of the chapter mentions the goddess Shantadurga and no where else is this epithet of the goddess mentioned. This section refers to a certain sage , a resident of Nagavya (modern Nagoa). The goddess appeared before Shantamuni and hence she's known as Shantadurga. Durga is portrayed in her ferocious nature in many of the places,yet the adjective ''Shanta'' (peaceful) is fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |