Shree Shantadurga devasthan agarshala was the only one of its kind among all the devasthans agarshalas in Goa which provided all the kitchen facilities to the people in the rooms like utensils, stove etc. and it also provided hot water geysers in all the bathrooms in the agarashala.
Deity. The temple is dedicated to Shantadurga, the goddess who mediates between Vishnu and Shiva.The deity is also called 'Santeri' colloquially. Purana talks of a battle between Shiva and Vishnu The battle was so fierce that the God Brahma prayed to Goddess Parvati to intervene, which she did in the form of Shantadurga. Shantadurga placed Vishnu on her right hand and Shiva on her left hand ...
Shree Shantadurga Devi, Kavlem, Phonda [Goa] This Site is dedicated to Shree Shantadurga devi . Situated 33 kms from Panajim, Shree Shantadurga temple has an impressive idol of Goddess Shree Durga who mediated between Shree Vishnu and Shree Shiva and stopped the fiercefull war going on between the two.
Origins. The second chapter of the Sanskrit Nāgavya Mahātmya, Śāntādurgā prādurbhāvaḥ, is a part of Sahyādrikhaṇḍa which is the chapter of Skanda Purana gives detail about this. Only the title of the chapter mentions the goddess Shantadurga and no where else is this epithet of the goddess mentioned.
