Vimaleshwar Temple is located in
Rivona village of
Sanguem
Sanguem () is a city and a municipal council in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.
Notable landmarks include the Sagameshwar Temple, Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park and the Salaulim Dam.
Geography
Sanguem is locat ...
taluka in the state of
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. Vimaleshwar is a form of
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
and is worshiped in the form of a
Shivalinga
A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional ...
. It is a "Swayambhu" shivlinga.
The Prabhu Dessai family of Rivona (GSBs) and the Daivajna Brahmins with surname 'Rivonkar' or 'Revankar' are
Mahajan Mahajan is an Indian surname.This is title for Vaishya Comunitiy. It signifies the profession of a moneylender or merchants,bankers and administrators.
In the caste system, Mahajan is a trader who belongs to the Vaishya varna and the last name ma ...
s of the temple.
Other affiliated deities
* Kamaleshwar
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Mahalakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with '' Maya'' ("Illusion"). Al ...
*
Maruti
* Purush
*
Ravalnath
Ravalnath ( knn, रवळनाथ, ), also widely known as Roulu, (रवळू, ) is a popular Hindu deity in Goa and the Sindhudurg district of coastal Maharashtra, in western India. Shrines of Ravalnath are also found in border areas of Be ...
Major festivals
*
Dasara
* Kalo
* Pindikaotsav
* Shigmo
*
Shivratri
Maha Shivaratri (IAST: Mahāśivarātri) is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva. The name also refers to the night when Shiva performs the heavenly dance called Tandava.
In every month of the luni-solar Hindu ca ...
See also
*
Agrashala
*
Goan temple
*
Shantadurga Kalangutkarin Temple
*
Vahanas used in Goan temples
*
List of Daivajna temples in Goa
Notes
References
*''Goa: Hindu temples and deities'', by Rui Gomes Pereira, Antonio Victor Couto, page 35.
External links
Goa Temples
Konkani
Shiva temples in Goa
Hindu temples in South Goa district
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