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This temple is dedicated to Goddess Shantadurga, the Goddess of Peace. Shree Shantadurga temple is located at a distance of approximately 33 kilometers from Panjim city at Kavlem, in Ponda Taluka. It has a rich and beautiful Garbhakuda, or the holy of the hollies, where the deity is kept. The deity was shifted here from Kelsi. Goddess Shantadurga mediated between Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, thus bringing peace among the gods. It was constructed in the year 1738 by the grandson of the Maratha warrior king “Shivaji”. The red sloping roof of the temple and the white lamp tower, or “Deepastambha,”