After walking about 200 meters ahead on the way, we saw a huge iron door and both of us had come to the beautiful courtyard spread around the temple, which was beautifully arranged.
The temple and the garden around it were fenced in all four directions and a thick, vast and beautiful forest spread around the wirebandi. Seeing this temple, it seemed as if it was the middle point of this earth.
On reading the history of Tambadi Surla temple, it is known that this temple was built from basalt in Kadamba style. Situated in Goa, this temple is the only sign of the Kadamba dynasty's architectural style.
Earlier the number of temples in Goa was very high. But all the temples were destroyed in the fighting between the Muslim and the Portuguese. It is the only temple that survived these invasions untouched. Tambadi Surla Temple was built during the reign of Kadamba dynasty.
Considering the actual origin and architecture of the temple, Tambadi Surla Mandir has been built at an inaccessible place, away from the nearby settlements. We reached the temple premises while roaming around and looking at the mesmerizing views.
Looking at the temple, it seemed that the work of the top part of this temple could never be completed. The temple was faced in the east direction so that the rising rays of the Sun God would fall on the deity of the temple.
The Tambadi Surla temple has a small mandapa and is surrounded by three damaged pillars. The idols of Lord Bhole Nath, Supreme Father Brahma Ji and Lord Vishnu are installed in the temple.
In the middle of the temple pavilion there is an idol of Nandi Maharaj (Nandi Bull), the supreme devotee of Bhoge Bholenath and the rider which is surrounded by four pillars. The state symbol of the Kadamba dynasty is an elephant trampling a horse.
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