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Narve, Bicholim, Goa · 15.5540°, 73.9370°
One of the six great Shiva sites of the Konkan and the family deity shrine of the Kadamba kings; the present structure was commissioned by Shivaji in 1668 after the linga had been rescued and moved during Portuguese rule.
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.
The Skanda Purana relates that seven sages made a linga of seven metals here, and that Shiva agreed to remain as Saptakoteshwar, lord of the seven.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Maratha, with Kadamba origins
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