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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
A 13-km drive from [[Ponda, Goa|Ponda]] brings you into Shiroda. It is located 36 kilometres east of the state capital [[Panaji]], via NH4A. The village is bordered by the [[Zuari River|Zuari river]] on side and the villages of Bethora, Panchawadi, Nirankal and Borim on the other.<ref name=":0" /> | A 13-km drive from [[Ponda, Goa|Ponda]] brings you into Shiroda. It is located 36 kilometres east of the state capital [[Panaji]], via NH4A. The village is bordered by the [[Zuari River|Zuari river]] on side and the villages of Bethora, Panchawadi, Nirankal and [[Borim]] on the other.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Shiroda houses one of the [[engineering college]]s of Goa, | Shiroda houses one of the [[engineering college]]s of Goa, Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering and Information Technology and two colleges of [[Alternative medicine]], the Gomantak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya & Research Centre and [[Shri Kamaxshi Devi Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital]].<ref name=":0" /> There are 20 govt primary schools one middle school 7 high schools and two higher secondary schools. | ||
== History and religious importance == | == History and religious importance == | ||
The name "Shiroda" is derived from "Shivanath", which translates to "Drawn from god". | The name "Shiroda" is derived from "Shivanath", which translates to "Drawn from god". | ||
Shiroda is very popular for its [[Kamakshi]] Temple. People visit this temple on ''[[Amavasya]]'' or New moon day of every month. Every year on the day of [[Shivratri|Shivaratri]], a grand temple festival or ''[[zatra]]'' is held which is attended by thousands of devotees from Goa as well as [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]]. Other temples include Ravalnath (which is situated in Shiroda market) Mahamaya, Madhav, Veer Bhadra, Betal, Shivnath, Narayan Dev, Kelbai Sateri, Kshetrapal, Mahamaya, Brahma Durga, Bhagwati and Mandaleshwara. The village's oldest temple is Mandaleshwar, which was built in the eight century and houses the village deity (''gram devta''). Near the Madhav temple lies the holy place made of stone and mud, called ''Vato''. It now lies in ruins. | Shiroda is very popular for its [[Kamakshi]] Temple. People visit this temple on ''[[Amavasya]]'' or New moon day of every month. Every year on the day of [[Shivratri|Shivaratri]], a grand temple festival or ''[[zatra]]'' is held which is attended by thousands of devotees from [[Goa]] as well as [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]]. Other temples include Ravalnath (which is situated in Shiroda market) Mahamaya, Madhav, Veer Bhadra, Betal, Shivnath, Narayan Dev, Kelbai Sateri, Kshetrapal, Mahamaya, Brahma Durga, Bhagwati and Mandaleshwara. The village's oldest temple is Mandaleshwar, which was built in the eight century and houses the village deity (''gram devta''). Near the Madhav temple lies the holy place made of stone and mud, called ''Vato''. It now lies in ruins. | ||
Besides above gram devatas there are temples of Maruti, Vithoba, Krishna, Satyanarayana, laxminarayan, siddhivinayak, Jalmi, Rama; shripad shrivallabh,. | Besides above gram devatas there are temples of Maruti, Vithoba, Krishna, Satyanarayana, laxminarayan, siddhivinayak, Jalmi, Rama; shripad shrivallabh,. | ||
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* [[Shobha Gurtu]]: Popularised the ''[[Thumri]]'' genre. Menakabai Shirodkar, a singer and dancer, was her mother. | * [[Shobha Gurtu]]: Popularised the ''[[Thumri]]'' genre. Menakabai Shirodkar, a singer and dancer, was her mother. | ||
* [[Subhash Shirodkar]]: [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Siroda (Goa Assembly constituency)|Shiroda constituency]] | * [[Subhash Shirodkar]]: [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Siroda (Goa Assembly constituency)|Shiroda constituency]] | ||
*[[Sudesh Bhosle]]: Playback singer for [[Bollywood]]<ref name=":0" /> | *[[Sudesh Bhosle]]: Playback singer for [[Bollywood]]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* [[Dr Sakharam Gude]], a popular doctor, whose work was well appreciated by villagers. Honoured with a Gomantbhushan award. A hospital is run in his name, | |||
Dr | * [[Bhagvant Hede]] and [[Ratan Prabhudesai]], noted artists. | ||
* [[Dr Guruprasad Bakhake]]. | |||
* [[Dr. Ramkrishna Tukaram Parkar]]<ref name=" :0" /> and [[Dr. Shashi Ramkrishna Parkar]]:<ref name=" :0" /> Notable and popular doctors whose work has been appreciated by villagers. They run a clinic which is the most popular in the village. | |||
Dr Guruprasad Bakhake is | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||