Shri Saptakoteshwar Temple
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This small temple is situated at Narve, 37 Kms from Panaji near Bicholim. It is dedicated to Lord Saptakoteshwara, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. The deity originally was based in a temple on Divar Island, off Old Goa. It was a much favored deity of the Kadambas, and after Goa fell to the Muslims, the deity was buried and later found and a temple constructed for it on Divar Island. It was moved to its present site after the temple on Divar island was destroyed by the Portuguese. Shivaji, the great Maratha king, ordered its renovation at its present site in 1688 during his attempt to oust the Portuguese. The deity worshiped is the "Lingam" and is faceted and known as the "Dharalinga".
