Top 5 Famous Temples In Goa
Top 5 Famous Temples In Goa 1). Mangeshi Temple H.H.Shrimad Swamiji of Shri kavale math is Spiritual head Of Shri Manguesh Saunsthan, Mangeshi. 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 Edit This temple had its origins in Kushasthali Cortalim, a village in murmugao which fell to the invading Portuguese in 1543. In the year 1560, when the Portuguese started Christian conversions in mormugao taluka, the Saraswats of Kaundinya Gotra and Vatsa Gotra moved the Mangesh Linga from the original site at the Kushasthali or Cortalim on the banks of river Aghanashini (Zuari)(Sancoale) to its present location at Mangeshi in Priol village of Atrunja Taluka, which was then ruled by the Hindu kings of Sonde of Antruz Mahal (Ponda), to be more secure. [ citation needed ] Since the time of the shifting, the temple has been rebuilt and renovated twice during th