Santa Durga Temple Goa

Situated 33 km from Panjim, Shree Shantadurga temple has a great idol of Goddess Shree Durga, who mediated between Shree Vishnu and Shree Shiva and stopped the fierce full conflict going on between the two. She is flanked through Vishnu and Shiva on each of the perimeters.

The temples of Shree Shantadurga and Shree Mangesh, of the maximum revered purchaser deities of the Hindu Goud Saraswat Brahmin network, are located in Kavlem and Mangeshi inside the Ponda district of North Goa. This avatar of Shree Jagdamba Devi, which had come to make peace [Shanti] between Shree Vishnu and Shree Shiva, got here to be known as Shree Shantadurga Devi.

The original place of Shree Shantadurga Devi turned into Keloshi. From there, Devi became shifted to Kavlem all through the rule of thumb of the Portuguese government. This contemporary temple structure of Shree Shantadurga Devi turned into built all through 1713 a.D to 1738 AD. Many renovations were executed through the years to the main temple and the temples of different deities besides the Agartala [guest house] built on three sides of the temple.

Due to the non-stop Abhishek and puja through the years, the Shivalinga saved close to the murti of the Devi had commenced sporting away in some places. Hence, after obtaining permission from Shree Shantadurga by way of prasad Kaul, the activity of sculpting a new Shivalinga became assigned to Shree Ramchandra Sunder to the sculptor from Mumbai. The new shiv linga become established within the temple on Margshirsh Shukl Panchami 1887 AD, i.e., On 27 November 1965, amongst chanting of Vedas and Mantras. The vintage Shivalinga changed into submerged within the ocean in a spiritual ceremony.

How to reach Santa Durga Temple?

Nearest Airport- Dabolim Airport, Panaji

Nearest railhead- Thivim

It is 33km from Panjim and can be reached by roadways too.

Visiting Time of Santa Durga Temple:

05:00 AM- 10:00 PM.

Opens daily.

Entry fee of Santa Durga Temple:

No entry fee