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The Safa Mosque, also known as the Safa Shahouri Mosque, is a mosque located at Ponda within Goa, India. [1] The mosque has a complex consisting of garden and fountains. The terracotta tile roof accommodates a rectangular prayer hall. [2] Completed in the 16th century, the mosque is an ASI-protected Monument of National Importance in Goa. [3]
Ponda taluka has also been known as Antruz Mahal, which the official NIC site says is "because of the concentration of culture, music, drama and poetry also houses the temples of Lord Mangesh (Shiva), Lord Nagesh, Lord Ganapati, Lord Ramnath and the Goddesses Mhalasa and Shantdurga" It has been called the "Hindu heart of Goa".
Ponda (Konkani: फोंडें, romanized: Fôn-èh; Portuguese: Pondá), is a city and a municipal council in the North Goa district of Goa, India. It is the administrative headquarters of North Goa Ponda Taluka .
Mardol is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India. [1] The Marathi and Portuguese languages radio playwright and short-story writer Ananta Rau Sar Dessai lived and practiced medicine in Mardol. Mardol is a fast-growing town in Goa.
A 4-kilometre drive from Ponda brings you into Wadi-Talaulim. It is located 25 kilometres east of the state capital Panaji . The village is bordered by Borim , Durbhat and Quela on one side and the Zuari river on the other.
The icon's history before Verna is blurry. Some believe that the main temple of Mahalasa was originally located in Nepal. She was moved to Aurangabad in Maharashtra. During the Mughal domination, Aurangabad fell under the Muslim rule and the icon was moved to a secret location in Goa. Later, a small temple was built at Verna.
Panchawadi is a village in the Ponda taluka (sub-district) of Goa. It is located between Five (Panch) Water Stream Valleys (Wadi) housing Five Hamlets (Wade). The Five Wadis are at 1) Vazangal-Ximer, 2) Miraxiwado-Amblai, 3) Posrebhat-Muxer, 4) Maliatoli-Vizor, 5) Badegal-Mapa.
The Palaiya Jumma Palli (transl. Paḻaiya jum'mā paḷḷi – transl. Old Jumma Masjid), also known as the Meen Kadai Palli, is a mosque, located in Kilakarai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Completed in 630 CE , [ 1 ] it is believed to be one of the oldest mosques in the world and along with Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungallur , Kerala ...