Sri Manguesh Temple

When someone makes an India temple travel plan for Western India, Goa will prominently feature in it. Goa is famous for its beaches but Goa temples are no less attractive for tourists. Hindu pilgrims will especially find Goa temple tours very enchanting. The marvel of Goa temples is that they are still pure and have not lost sanctity.

This one quality makes Goa temple tours a must for Goa tourism plan. Sri Manguesh temple at Mangueshi in Ponda Taluka takes prime place in a Goa temples tour. Any visitor on Goa temples tour must make it a part of his visit. This very old temple among Goa temples is famous for its pristine glory. Like many other Goa temples, it has its own attractions.

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The main attractions you find during a Goa temples tour are a welcome gate and an elegant lamp tower.Many tourists on Goa temples tour also find the Noubatkhana overlooking the temple tank and Agrashalas on three sides quite fascinating.

A traveler on an India temple travel have to move about 23 Kms from Panaji on N.H 4A to reach Manguesh temple. Like many other Goa temples again the present site is not its original location. Those who are interested in archeological facts on Goa temples tour will be surprised to know this fact. This marvel of Goa temples stood in a secret location in Cortalim earlier. During the 16th century like most other Goa temples, it was shifted to the present site. This 300 year old temple is a mandatory object in any Goa temples tour. Goa temples tour makes Manguesh a center point for tour from Mardol to Priol.

An interesting feature of this century old specimen of Goa temples is a gateway within the temple enclosure. Tourists on Goa temples tour will move through this gateway to a paved path leading to a court yard. Visitor’s delight here on Goa temples tour is a seven-story ‘Deepmal’ a tower for oil lamps. Marble floor and decorated tiled walls like this are rarity on a Goa temples tour. These items alone make this temple an interesting object on an India temple travel.

For people in search of architectural novelty on a Goa temples tour this temple holds a lot. A shivalinga inside a fluorite designed sanctum flanked by dwarpalas (guards) is additional attraction for a tourist on Goa temples tour. A golden Shesha (snake) besides the Linga and an image of Shiva constitute the main altar, another item making this temple a candidate for India temple travel. Other notable feature you find on Goa temples tour here are a Garvagriha, large towers and specious courtyards. Unlike other Goa temples, there is no temple specific festival here. All Hindu festivals are celebrated alike inviting all tourists on India temple travel.

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