TEMPLES IN GOA
Gopal Ganpati Temple
26 kms from Panaji
At Farmagudi, Ponda, amidst beautiful natural surroundings,near Bandora. The
Portuguese Viceroy attacked the fort of Ponda in October, 1683 but had to
beat a hasty retreat at the sudden appearance of the Maratha King Sambhaji
with a large army. Farmagudi commemorates this event.
The stone image of Gopal Ganapati was discovered by herdsmen while grazing
cattle near the hill and later installed in a small shrine with a thatched
roof. The temple built by late Shri Dayanand Bandodkar, the first Chief Minister
of Goa has the idol, made of metal alloy, consecrated on april 24,1966.
It is a good specimen of Indian temple architecture synthesizing both ancient
and modern
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