Kasarpal

Kasarpal
town
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Coordinates: 15°38′57″N 73°56′5″E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	North Goa
Block	Bicholim
Panchayat	Latambarcem
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GA
Nearest city	Mapusa
Website	goa.gov.in

Kasarpal is a town in the Bicholim region of Goa, which is in the North Goa district.[1] It is about 14 km from the town of Mapusa.

The original name of the village is mentioned as Pallika in a Copper-plate inscription dated 1436 AD, which is in the possession of the Archaeology department of Goa. The name of the village is said to have derived from Sanskrit Kasara which means a pond, and Pallika meaning a village. Alternatively, it is also possible that the village was known as Kasarpal because it was a village where trade of coppersmiths once flourished. The village was later gifted to a certain Shreshthi (head of a trade guild) by a Brahmin minister named Nagadeva. Kasarpal is the site of the 800-year-old Shri Kalikadevi Temple.[2] The village also houses shrines dedicated to Mahadev and Bhumika.

References

1. "Chief Electoral Officer, Goa State". Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
2. Gomes Pereira, Rui (1978). Goa: Hindu temples and deities(tranlslated from the original in Portuguese by Antonio Victor Couto). Pereira, 1978. p. 121.