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High medieval · Hindu · India

Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla

Tambdi Surla, Goa · 15.4389°, 74.2522°

ShivaKadambaKadamba, in basalt
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c. (Kadamba)
Kadamba

History & significance

A 13th-century basalt temple deep in the forest of the Western Ghats, protected as a Monument of National Importance and the only well-preserved example of Kadamba temple architecture surviving in Goa.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local tradition holds that a large king cobra lives permanently in the dim sanctum beside the linga.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kadamba