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Located in central Goa, it hosts many educational institutes and manufacturing industries. The Belgaum-Panjim highway passes through this taluka. Ponda lies in the North Goa district. Ponda taluka is known as the home for many prominent temples in Goa. The name of the taluka (sub-district) is the same as the main town or city, which is also Ponda.
Palaiya Jumma Palli (transl. Old Jumma Masjid) or Meen Kadai Palli is a mosque in Kilakarai, Tamil Nadu, India.Built in 628–630 AD, [1] it is believed to be one of the oldest mosques in the world and along with Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungallur, Kerala and Barwada Mosque in Ghogha, Gujarat, the first mosque in India.
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 (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 .
According to the Dutch map of Pondicherry Fort in 1693, there were two mosques were located in the Fort. One is believed to be Khuthbapalli and the other to be Meerapalli . [ 1 ] During the first half of the 18th century Meerapalli was relocated to its present location, [ 2 ] whereas Khuthbapalli remained in the Western part of White Town until ...
Mangeshi, which is a little village along Goa's Panaji-Ponda road is a point of pilgrimage for hundreds of tourists from all over India and abroad. The temples of Shree Shantadurga located at Kavale village, Navdurga at Madkai , and Shree Mangesh , are three revered patron deities of GSB families in Goa are a must visit for any devotee/ tourist ...
Cuncoliem, under the Veling-Priol-Cuncoliem village panchayat, is one of the seven panchayats that made up the Priol assembly segment of Goa. The other six panchayats included in this assembly constituency are Tivrem-Orgao, Betki-Khandola, Savoi-Verem, Bhoma-Adcolna, Keri and Volvoi.
They finally installed the deity at Kavale village known then as Kapilpura or Kaivalyapura in the Antruj Taluka (Present day Ponda). The territory of Ponda was not under Portuguese rule in the 16th century and hence was seen as a haven by the Hindus fleeing persecution by the Jesuits and Portuguese.