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Mardol, Ponda, Goa · 15.4415°, 73.9736°
The chief temple of Mahalasa, a major pilgrimage centre in Ponda taluka and the family goddess shrine of Gaud Saraswat and Daivajnya Brahmin and Vaishnava households across Goa and the Konkan.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Folk tradition makes Mhalsa the daughter of the merchant Timmaseth, married to Khandoba at his command in a dream, at which two Shiva lingas are said to have appeared.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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