At Farmagudi, Ponda, amidst beautiful natural surroundings,near Bandora. The Portuguese Viceroy attacked the fort of Ponda in October, 1683 but had to beat a hasty retreat at the sudden appearance of the Maratha King Sambhaji with a large army. Farmagudi commemorates this event.
The stone image of Gopal Ganapati was discovered by herdsmen while grazing
cattle near the hill and later installed in a small shrine with a thatched
roof. The temple built by late Shri Dayanand Bandodkar, the first Chief Minister
of Goa has the idol, made of metal alloy, consecrated on april 24,1966.
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