Monday, September 5, 2011

Mahadeva Temple - Kurdi (Curti), Goa

       As we were heading towards the site of "Usgalimal Rock carvings" in Goa, we saw a Dept.of Tourism Board directing us towards a 1000 year old temple of  Mahadeva in "Kurdi". We tried locating this place on our map but in vain. After a long search, we found a name 'Curti' on the map and guessed it could be a name given to Kurdi by the locals. Since previous day we had a similar confusion about the names of Forts Alorna and Aldona,  and thought them to be the same ( which we found later to be two different forts) and applying the same logic here,  realised this could be our destination! and  decided to give it a shot. After a few inquiries, we reached this place . Lucky we .
Mahadeva Temple
   It turned out be an unique temple built with laterite stone. The ASI has done a good job in restoring and maintaining this temple. At  the entrance is a board giving details about the temple and its history.  As per the information given by the ASI, it is known to have been moved from its original location to the current one. The  temple was originally located about 17 km from its current position, in Kurdi Angod on the banks of the river Salaulem.
ASI Information Board
       The board further says that " The construction of  a dam across the river had threatened the submergence of the Temple and hence it was systematically dismantled and reconstructed at this place providing similar topographical setting. This temple consisted of a square garbhagriha and porch in the front and the main idol is presently under worship in Someswara temple at Kurdi Angod."
Rear View of  the Temple
Door Frame
Ceiling
Lord Ganesha
Gorgeous Pillars
Front Porch
River Salaulem
  This temple was built by the Kadambas during the 10th Century.  We could not find a single soul around the temple, though we spotted a small house inside the temple compound which probably belonged to the care taker of this place.


 Distance from Panajim : About  70 km

Places to Visit around: Rivona, Usgalimal, Surla, Canacona, Margao and many more.
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18 comments:

  1. Sylvia KSeptember 5, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    Another great and interesting tour! Your posts not only have wonderful photos, but such wonderful history! Hope your week is going well!

    Sylvia

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  2. Saru SinghalSeptember 6, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    Thanks for sharing another great place from India.

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  3. Siddhartha JoshiSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    I really like how to explore places man, places which others would never even know exist! Commendable indeed :)

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Strange looking temple. ASI did a good job by shifting the whole temple. We can still see its beauty.
    Rajesh.

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  5. Anuradha ShankarSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    wonderful! i am amazed to see the kind of places u discover! and this is the second instance i have heard of temples being relocated! it must have taken so much effort!

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  6. SridharanSeptember 6, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Very interesting find indeed.. It looks that at some point of time there was one temple for each human in India ..(lol)!

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  7. ArtiSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Beautiful pics and description...
    Looks quite a wonderful architectural place.

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  8. ArunSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Great discovery!! Goa has one more Kadamba temple at Tambdi Surla...

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  9. DeguideSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    Nice detective work Dhiraj, kudos to your spirit of discovery

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  10. joshi danielSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    that's very unique considering the fact that it was reconstructed!

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    nice temple with historical importance

    nice photos...

    thanks for sharing

    "HAPPY ONAM TO YOUR & YOUR FAMILY"

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  12. RajeshSeptember 7, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Very interesting temple.

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  13. AshSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    I must have been to Goa half a dozen times, and never heard of this temple. It looks amazing! Thanks so much for sharing.

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  14. sushSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    info for me- gotnashile!! will try to visit next time

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  15. smSeptember 8, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    beautiful place
    nice pics

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  16. Aakash KokzSeptember 9, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Never been to Goa but it really looks very beautiful, very nice pics ..

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  17. Akil BunglowalaOctober 14, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    "We found a name 'Curti' on the map and guessed it could be a name given to Kurdi by the locals"

    Goa belongs to the 'locals', so the names assigned by them hold priority over the Anglicized ones. I just wanted to point this out to your team, since it seems to annoy you.
    Apart from that it's great that you're exploring some of the lesser known aspects of Goa.

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  18. chitraJune 19, 2022 at 6:44 AM

    Thanks for this share. Your team has uncovered yet another treasure. Our true gems of India. Was just imagining how this would have been centuries ago.

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