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Noroa River,
the Arvalem Waterfall, and the Brahma Camandolu or Water
Pot of Brahma - the creator, in the old Goa Hills are
the main Hindu pilgrimage spots in Goa. One more sacred
place is Sidhanath Mountain in Borim Village. Amongst
the myriad temples found here, there is a vast
representation of the gods and goddesses of the Hindu
pantheon, which testifies to the catholicity of the
people's beliefs as well as their mutual tolerance.
Indeed, Goa is could be loved just for this rare quality
which one feels imperceptibly on even a short visit. The
welcome is genuine and holds back nothing. Live and let
live is a potent vibration in the atmosphere.
The more
the avenues to the beyond the better it is for the
people here. Little wonder that despotic tactics never
lasted beyond a brief spell in Goa, while experimenters
in new ways of living have found their haven
here.
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In Goa start
your temple tour with the principal temples like
Brahma Temple in the village of Brahma
Carambolim. Dating from 5 AD, it is one of the few
temples dedicated to Brahma to be found anywhere. The
Shri Bhagavati Temple in Pernem celebrates the
Goddess Bhagavati Ashtabhuja, or eight-handed Goddess,
one of the forms of Durga.
Shri Datta Mandir at
Sanquelim is known for the miraculous cure for mental
troubles, which the deity, the Hindu Trinity of Brahma,
Vishnu, and Maheshwar, is said to offer. |
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Shri Damodar
Temple on the banks of the river Kushavati is a
place of pilgrimage for Hindus and Christians alike.
The
waters of the river near the temple precincts are a cure
for all ailments. Shri Damodar is known simply as
Danubab by the faithful and he is, till today, the
patron deity of Margao. The idyllic surroundings of
Zambaulin make the visit quite memorable.
The
Shri Chandreshwar Temple atop the Chandranath
Hill dates from the pre-Christian era, when this region
formed part of the Boja capital of Chandrapur today's
Chandor). The famous Shiva Linga is lit up by
moonlight on the full moon night, and is said to become
mystically bathed in water. Sri Chandreshwar or God of
the Moon is so placed so to offer the visitor a
wonderful view of the green valley below.
Like many
of Goa's temples, the Devaki-Krishna Temple at
Marchel was moved here from two previous locations, to
be safe from oppression. The beautiful and unusual image
in black stone is of the baby Krishna on his mother,
Devaki's hip. Could the Baby Jesus and his Mother, Mary,
represented in so many of the neighboring churches here
have given this temple its inspiration, or is it simply
an astonishing coincidence of the overlapping of Western
and Eastern traditions?
Shri Gomanteshwar
Temple at Brahmapuri, in old Goa, dates back to the
Kadamba Kings who ruled Goa in the 5th century
AD.
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