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Shri
Gopal GanapatiShri
Gopal Ganapati is 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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