Bodageshwar
Bodageshwar (बोड़गेश्वर) is a Shiva temple situated near Mapusa in Bardez Taluka of Nort Goa district in Goa, India.
Location
Bodageshwar (बोड़गेश्वर) temple is at about 12 kms from Panaji. The temple is situated in a lush green environment and has a small shrine which is dedicated to Kanakeshwar Baba or Bodgeshwar, locally known as Bongini.
Variants
- Bodag (बोड़ग)
- Bodageshvara (बोड़गेश्वर)
- Bodageshvar (बोड़गेश्वर)
- Bodgeshvar (बोड़गेश्वर)
- Bodgeshwar (बोड़गेश्वर)
- Bodageshwara (बोड़गेश्वर)
Jat clan
- Burdak (Bodag → Bodak → Bordak → Burdak). Bodageshvara (बोड़गेश्वर) is a variant of Bodakeshvara (बोड़केश्वर)
History
The ancient Mandas, even now a clan of the Jats in India, gave the first Historical Empire of the Jats in the western Plateau of Iran.[1] It was Devaka, who established the first empire of the Manda Jats in about 700 B.C. The later Achaemenian empire was an offshoot of Manda empire, because Cyrus the Great, was son of Mandani, a daughter of the last Manda emperor, Ishtuvegu. [2] As a result of internal wars during the period of Cyrus the Great (c.576 BC–530 BC) the first migration of the Jats took place from the Manda Empire and the other parts of Central Asia and they came to India. That is why Panini mentioned many cities of theirs in the heart of Punjab in the fifth century B.C. But memories die hard. Even today, we have our villages named after the cities lost in Iran. [3] [4], [5]
Mandas in the later period are found settled in Punjab and Sindh in sixth/seventh centuries AD. Ibn Haukal says that “the infidels who inhabited Sindh, are called Budha and Mand.” “The Mands dwell on the banks of Mihran (Sindhu) river. From the boundary of Multan to the sea… They form a large population. [6], [7]
These Mandas settled in various parts of India and gave names to villages, hills and rivers. Along with Mandas came other Jat clans who gave names to other places. Similarity of place names in Konkan region with Jat clans is probably due to this reason.
Bodgeshwar Temple at Mapusa
The Bodgeshwar temple is situated near Mapusa at about 12 kms from Panaji. The temple is situated in a lush green environment and has a small shrine which is dedicated to Kanakeshwar Baba or Bodgeshwar, locally known as Bongini.
Bodgeshwar is regarded as 'Angavani' which refers to one to whom vows are made and who fulfills desires of the devotees. Hence there is a belief among people that all their prayers will be fulfilled and thousands of devotees flock to this temple. The people also offer presents to the God as promised by them on fulfillment of their desires.
The festival of the God Kanakeshwar Baba is usually celebrated during the months of December / January at the Shree Dev Bodgeshwar Temple. An annual fair or 'Zatra' is held during the festival which thronged by both locals and the tourists alike. Infact according to some Mapusa developed as a flourishing market center because of the Bodgeshwar festival.
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External links
References
- ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 127
- ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 129
- ↑ Buddha Prakash, Studies in Indian History and Civilisations, P. 35
- ↑ Journal Asiatique, 1926 , pp.11-13
- ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 135
- ↑ Elliot and Dowson, op. cit., Vol. I, p. 38
- ↑ Bhim Singh Dahiya, Jats the Ancient Rulers, p. 136