Goan temple
Goan temple A Goan temple is known as a dēvūḷ (देवूळ) or sansthān (संस्थान) in the Konkani language . These temples were once the centres of villages, cities, and all the other social, cultural and economic gatherings in Goa . These were known as grāmasansthā s (ग्रामसंस्था) in Konkani. A temple in Goa was once always the centre of a village (and in cases still is), and the lives of people were related to these temples and their festivals. The village property was divided amongst the villagers according to certain rules. The patrons of the temples are known as Mahajana and for the most part hail from Brahmin communities with a few from Kshatriya communities. This Mahajani system was once responsible for temple upkeep. Most of the original temples in Goa were demolished by the Muslim and Portuguese rulers, and the artisan castes in the Velhas Conquistas responsible for temple...