Marcaim

Marcaim or Madkai is a census town in Ponda taluka, North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.[1] A number of its residents have the last name, Kamat, and belong to the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community.

Marcaim
Madkai
Village
Marcaim is located in Goa
Marcaim
Marcaim
Location in Goa, India
Marcaim is located in India
Marcaim
Marcaim
Marcaim (India)
Coordinates: 15.4230481°N 73.9511311°E / 15.4230481; 73.9511311
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,215
DemonymIndian
Languages
 • OfficialKonkani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
403404
Vehicle registrationGA
Websitegoa.gov.in

It is famous for is Navdurga temple, where the idol of the goddess has a tilted head, which holds an annual festival called a "Zatra" around November (Actually the Kartik Shukla Paksha Asthami day every year).

Navdurga temple entrance (1950s)

The temple is also infamous for an ongoing legal suit filed in the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court by the Mahajans (temple trustees) accusing members of Devi Navadurga Pratishtan (villagers) of taking articles from temple and shifting them from one place to another.[2]

Government and politics

Marcaim is part of Marcaim (Goa Assembly constituency) and South Goa (Lok Sabha constituency).

References
  1. Marcaim on wikimapia
  2. "Court modifies order on articles for Marcaim's temple". The Goan EveryDay. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.


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