Madkai
Madkai is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.[1] A number of its residents have the last name, Kamat, and belong to the Hindu Goud Saraswat Brahmin community.
Madkai Marcaim | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Madkai Location in Goa, India  Madkai Madkai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15.4230481°N 73.9511311°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Goa |
| District | North Goa |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,215 |
| Demonym(s) | Indian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 403404 |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Website | goa |
It is famous for is Navdurga temple, where the idol of the goddess has a tilted head, which holds an annual festival called a "Zatra" around November (Actually the Kartik Shukla Paksha Asthami day every year).
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Navdurga temple entrance (1950s)
The temple is also infamous for an ongoing legal suit filed in the Goa High Court by the Mahajans (temple management) accusing members of Devi Navadurga Pratishtan (villagers) of taking articles from temple and shifting them from one place to another[2].
References
- Madkai on wikimapia
- "Court modifies order on articles for Marcaim's temple". The Goan EveryDay. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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