Kavale

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Kavale
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Kavale
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Kavale
Kavale (India)
Coordinates: 15°23′47″N73°59′08″E / 15.396259°N 73.985591°E / 15.396259; 73.985591
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Goa
District North Goa
Languages
  Official Konkani
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
403408
Vehicle registration GA
Nearest city Ponda
Website goa.gov.in

Kavale or Kavalem is a village in Ponda taluk, in the Indian state of Goa. Kavle/Kawale/Kawle are other variations for the same name.

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Entrance to Shanta Durga Temple
Shanta Durga Temple Complex Lake Shanta Durga Temple Complex Lake.jpg
Shanta Durga Temple Complex Lake

Main Attraction

Situated at the foothill of Kavalem, the Shantadurga Temple boasts of a huge tank, a Dipa Stambha and Agrashalas. The current temple was constructed during the reign of the Maratha Empire ruler Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj of Satara during the period from 1713 AD to 1738 AD. Naroram Rege Mantri originally from Kochara village in the Vengurla Taluka,(Konkan) was a Mantri (Minister) in Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Ashtapradhan Mandal at Satara (Grandson of Chh.Shivaji Maharaj). Due to his efforts, the village of Kavalem was bequeathed to the Temple by Shrimant Baji Rao I Peshwa in 1738–39.

The temples of Shree Shantadurga at Kavale and Shree Manguesh located at Mangeshi Village, two of the most revered patron deities of the GSB community in Goa. The Managing Committee has banned tourists.

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ShantaDurga Temple

History

The original site of Shri Shantadurga temple is Kardelivana of Quelossim (Keloshi) in mormugao Taluka. To avoid the increasing Portuguese missionary activities in Goa, the GSB community was afraid for the safety of the temples and idols. Hence, the families worshipping Shree Shantadurga and Shree Manguesh, on a moonless night, leaving their homes and hearths crossed over the Zuari River to a safer region which was under the rule of the Muslim King Adilshah. They finally installed the deity at Kavale village known then as Kapilpura or Kaivalyapura in the Antruj Taluka (Present day Ponda).

The territory of Ponda was not under Portuguese rule in the 16th century and hence was seen as a haven by the Hindus fleeing persecution by the Jesuits and Portuguese. The forests of Ponda were ideal places for Hindus to form makeshift temples with the Idols they had salvaged from the broken temples of Sashti (Salcete).

Shanta Durga Temple - Majestic Deepa Stambha (Lamp Tower) Shanta Durga Temple - Majestic Deepa Stambha (Lamp Tower).jpg
Shanta Durga Temple - Majestic Deepa Stambha (Lamp Tower)

Reaching Kavale Village

By train

By road

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