The temple of Mahalsa Narayani is situated in the centre of Mardol village in Ponda taluka. A very special feature of the Mardol temple is the appearance of Shri Mahalsa in…
Mahalsa Naraini Temple, Mardol, Ponda, Goa
As one gets down at the Mangueshi bus stop, he/she is greeted with a stretch of a foot bridge that is covered by trees on either side, which leads to the Temple of Shree Mangesh…
Mangueshi Temple, Ponda, Goa
The Shree Damodar temple at Zambaulim is widely associated with the festival of ‘gulal’ which is celebrated in the Phalgun (February-March) month of Hindu calendar. The festivity…
Shree Damodar Temple, Zambaulim, Quepem, Goa
One of the most famous zatras of Goa is celebrated at the temple of Shantadurga Kuncolienkarin at Fatorpa in Quepem taluka. During the festival, people from all over Goa,…
Shree Shantadurga Sansthan ,Fatorpa, Quepem , Goa
The Safa Masjid is located in Ponda taluka near the KTC bus stand. It is the oldest functioning mosque in Goa. The mosque was built in 1560 during the reign of Sultan Ali Adil…
Safa Masjid, Ponda, Goa
The temple of Shri Kamakshi is located in the picturesque village of Shiroda and was built in the late 16th century. Thousands of devotees throng the temple for ‘darshan'…
Shree Kamakshi Temple, Shiroda, Ponda, Goa
The Devaki Krishna temple is located in the village of Marcel. The original site of the temple was on the island of Chorao in the Mandovi river. The insurgence of the Portuguese…
Devaki Krishna Temple, Marcel, Ponda, Goa
The most ancient temple in the whole of Goa is the Mahadev temple which is located at Tambi Surla in Sanguem taluka. The small, beautifully carved and perfectly proportioned…
Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla, Sanguem, Goa
The Rachol Seminary is located in the picturesque village of Rachol on the banks of river Zuari. The seminary is a centre of learning in philosophy and theology. The Rachol…
Rachol Seminary, Salcete, Goa
Upcoming Events
Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts is organising an exhibition preview of the Korean artist Kyungwoo Chun’s work titled, ‘Song without Lyrics’ on August 18 from 7 p.m. onwards at their premises. Last date of exhibition: November 11. Details: 9370675100/ 9767864206.
Caritas Goa in association with professional artist Lioba Knepple is organising a new certificate course on ‘Art as healing tool’ every Saturday from August 26 to November 4 at Institute Nosa Senhora de Piedade, near Hotel Mandovi, Panaji. Fee: Rs.2500. Details: 9422362627.
The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs is organising the South District Youth Festival on September 26 and 27 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, North District Youth Festival on September 29 and 30 at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali and State Level Youth Festival on October 5 and 6. Details: 2465704/dir-spor.goa@nic.in
Motoverse 2023 is all set to return for an epic weekend full of fun and adventure at Vagator from November 24 to 26, 2023. Register at: https://www.royalenfield.com/in/en/rides/events/motoverse/register
Fundacao Oriente Panaji is organising the 7th Fundação Oriente Short Story Competition. In this regard, the organisation will organise a creative writing workshop between June 23 and 25. Entries for the competition 2023 will be accepted between August 15 and 30. The shortlisted stories will be announced on November 30 and the winners will be declared at a function to be held on December 8. The winning and shortlisted stories will be translated into English and published in the anthology ‘Short Stories from Goa’ in 2024. Regulations and registration forms are available on request by email to fossc2023@gmail.com. Details: 2230728.
