A small black-basalt Shiva temple in the forest at the ghat foot, the one Kadamba temple to survive in Goa.
We could not read a source fixing its date; it is placed in the twelfth or thirteenth century in general accounts, so it may be new or in building in 1200. Position approximate.
Who holds it
- Title
- Temple priests
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No head is named in any source we read.
Overlord
Jayakeshi III
How things stand that morning
A forest temple on the ghat road; date open.
Places of note
- Mahadeva temple, Tambdi Surla: Kadamba-period temple; position approximate
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Date and position not pinned.
Primary sources for Kadambas of Goa
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Epigraphia Carnatica: inscriptions of the Mysore country, Various (Hoysala chancery and temple scribes), edited by B. Lewis Rice and R. Narasimhachar (inscriptions of the 4th to 19th centuries; the series ran from 1886 to 1905, revised from 1972). The Hoysala kingdom of Veera Ballala II (reigning 1173 to 1220) is documented almost wholly by the inscriptions in this series, arranged by district and taluk with full English translations. Read online
- Inscriptions of the Silaharas, Various (Silahara chanceries), edited by V. V. Mirashi (inscriptions of the 9th to 13th centuries; edited 1977). Collects the records of the three Silahara houses: North Konkan (Thana), South Konkan, and Kolhapur.
Sources and studies
- Kadambas of Goa, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead, checked against the other sources)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.