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History : Shri Vijayadurga

It was once said that when the war going between Vishnu and Shiva was stopped by Shri Shantadurga when she took Vishnu and Shiva by her left and right hand, and according to the Skandapurana it is said that how Lord Shiva, when defeated by his spouse Parvati in a game of dice, had left mount Kailash and gone to Gomanchala near Kushasthali for tapasya (penance). It is here that he heard the cries of the Brahmin, Loma Sharma, caught by a crocodile in the river Aghanashini. When Shiva saved Loma Sharma, he prayed to the Lord to remain in Kushasthali. Similarly, when Parvati arrived looking for Shiva, she was also requested to stay at the nearby village of Keloshi (Kadalivana Quelossim). This shrine of Shri Shantadurga Devi is Situated to the present day location, Kavlem and is often known as Kavlem Shantadurga. The Shantadurga of Kavlem was then said to have gone to Shankwali to kill the demons harassing the Brahmins there. This arrival of Shri Shantadurga in her aggressive form is worshipped in the present day Gothana - Ponda, Goa. When she destroyed all the demons in Sankhwali, she earned the name of Vijaya and hence from Shantadurga she was given the name as Vijayadurga.
The mahajans are either Gauda saraswat bramhins or Dravid/Karahde bramhins.In the case of gauda saraswats, they are mahajans of Shri Shantadurga & Shri Laxminarasinha of Gothan Veling(a place situated at a distance of 6kms from Keri). However in the case of Dravid /karhade bramhins , they are mahajans of Shri Vijayadurga only.
The Gauda saraswat bramhins of the following gotras are the mahajans of Shri Vijayadurga, Shri Shantadurga & Shri Laxminarsinha of gothan Veling:

Vatsa gotra, Bharadwaj, Kashyap, Atri, Kaundinya, Kaushik,Vashishta gotras.The dravid/karhade bramhins of Kashyap gotra, Kutsa gotra and Bharadwaj gotra are mahajans of Shri Vijayadurga

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Shri Vijayadurga Sansthan,
Keri, Ponda,
Goa - 403401
Phone -0832 -2340245 , 2340498
Contact Timings : 9.30am to 1pm, 2.30pm to 5.30pm
Email : vijayadurgasaunsthan@gmail.com

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