About Dhargalim Village Panchayat
Dhargalim Village Panchayat
It is located 27 KM towards North from District head quarters Panaji. 0 KM from Pernem. 27 KM from State capital Panaji. Dhargal Pin code is 403519 and postal head office is .Casarvanem, Amberem,poroscodem ( 2 KM ) , Pernem ( 2 KM ) , Tamboxem, Mopa, Uguem ( 6 KM ) , Tuem ( 6 KM ) , Parcem ( 7 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Dhargal. It is near to arabian sea.
Dhargalim is very famous for its temples which are predominantly those of the refugee deities who were smuggled across the Chapora river for safety against invasions and attacks on temples.The most prominent temple being that of Goddess Shantadurga built nearly 200 years ago by the Vaishya community of Mapusa. There is an extensive rest house or agrashala attached to the temple. The popular ‘gulalotsav’ is held in April just after Holi and celebrated by hordes of devotees all over Goa.
Even the annual fair is held somewhere in mid December or January wherein religious ceremonies and various other celestial beings are invoked by prayers and procession of the goddess palanquin is taken out.