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Mahamaya Kalika Saunsthan ( Devanagari:श्री संस्थान महामाया कालिका ) is a temple complex in Kansarpal village of Bicholim taluka in the state of Goa, India.〔(Mahamaya Kalika temple on Wikimapia )〕 The presiding deity of the temple is ''Kali'' worshipped in the form of ''Mahamaya''. The goddess Kali, the terrible and cruel, is worshiped with blood sacrifice in most parts of India, in Goa however the fierce invocation of the deity was never popular.〔 As per folk myths after killing the demons Sumbha and Nisumbha, the deity's anger was soothed and the deity manifested herself in a peaceful (''Shanta''), gentle (''Soumya'') form, which is very popular in Goa. ==History== The deity might have been worshiped by the ''copper-smiths''(Kansars) of the village originally. The original temple might have been constructed by the Kadambas. A Copper-plate or ''tambiapotto'' (in Konkani) dated 1436 AD, which is in the possession of the Archaeology department of Goa, mentions among various other things the following: Since then, the village and the temple came into possession of ''Sheti''s (Mahajans) and above mentioned ''Lakshmana Shetis descendants, who are mentioned as in the colonial documents as ''Arie Brahmavranda Daivadnea class'' and ''Orgo somudai''(Devanagari:वर्ग समुदाय,, which means ''community of caste-men'') of Goan Hindus.who later reconstructed the temple. The Sheti Mahajnans being more financially and politically influenced than the copper-smith villagers of the village ''Pallika'' donated the village to the temple and the copper-smiths were deprived of their rights to worship their deity.〔 ''Kalamba'' seems to be another name of the deity though, the name ''Kalika'' appears in the copper-plate inscription mentioned above. During Goa Inquisition, when Goa was in turmoil, most of the people of Daivajna caste took refuge in the temple premises to elude conversion to Roman Catholicism and prosecution.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mahamaya Kalika Devasthan Kasarpal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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