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'''Kasarpal''' is a town in the [[Bicholim]] region of [[Goa]], which is in the [[North Goa]] district.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ceogoa.nic.in/bicholim/bicholim_details1.aspx |title=Chief Electoral Officer, Goa State |access-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129223714/http://www.ceogoa.nic.in/bicholim/bicholim_details1.aspx |archive-date=29 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is about 14 km from the town of Mapusa. |
'''Kasarpal''' is a town in the [[Bicholim]] region of [[Goa]], which is in the [[North Goa]] district.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ceogoa.nic.in/bicholim/bicholim_details1.aspx |title=Chief Electoral Officer, Goa State |access-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129223714/http://www.ceogoa.nic.in/bicholim/bicholim_details1.aspx |archive-date=29 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is about 14 km from the town of Mapusa. |
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The original name of the village is mentioned as ''Pallika'' in a [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|Copper-plate inscription]] dated 1436 AD, which is in the possession of the [[Archaeological Survey of India|Archaeology department of Goa]]. |
The original name of the village is mentioned as ''Pallika'' in a [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|Copper-plate inscription]] dated 1436 AD, which is in the possession of the [[Archaeological Survey of India|Archaeology department of Goa]].The name of the village is said to have derived from Sanskrit ''Kasara'' which means a pond,and ''pallika"'meaning a village. Alternatively, it is also possible that the village was known as ''Kasarpal'' because of its original inhabitants who were [[Coppersmith|coppermiths]]. The village was later gifted to the [[Shett|Shet]] by a certain Brahmin named ''Nagadeva''. Kasarpal is the site of the 800-year-old [[Mahamaya Kalika Devasthan Kasarpal|Shri Kalikadevi Temple]].<ref name=kalika>{{cite book|last1=Gomes Pereira|first1=Rui|title=Goa: Hindu temples and deities(tranlslated from the original in Portuguese by Antonio Victor Couto)|date=1978|publisher=Pereira, 1978|page=121}}</ref> The village also houses shrines dedicated to [[Shiva|Mahadev]] and [[Bhumika]]. |
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Coordinates: 15°38′57″N 73°56′5″E / 15.64917°N 73.93472°E | |
Country | India |
State | Goa |
District | North Goa |
Block | Bicholim |
Panchayat | Latambarcem |
Languages | |
• Official | Konkani |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | GA |
Nearest city | Mapusa |
Website | goa |
Kasarpal is a town in the Bicholim region of Goa, which is in the North Goa district.[1] It is about 14 km from the town of Mapusa.
The original name of the village is mentioned as Pallika in a Copper-plate inscription dated 1436 AD, which is in the possession of the Archaeology department of Goa.The name of the village is said to have derived from Sanskrit Kasara which means a pond,and pallika"'meaning a village. Alternatively, it is also possible that the village was known as Kasarpal because of its original inhabitants who were coppermiths. The village was later gifted to the Shet by a certain Brahmin named Nagadeva. Kasarpal is the site of the 800-year-old Shri Kalikadevi Temple.[2] The village also houses shrines dedicated to Mahadev and Bhumika.
References
- ^ "Chief Electoral Officer, Goa State". Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Gomes Pereira, Rui (1978). Goa: Hindu temples and deities(tranlslated from the original in Portuguese by Antonio Victor Couto). Pereira, 1978. p. 121.