A division has emerged between the temple committee and a group of devotees over the location to reconstruct the demolished Dev Khapreshwar Temple in Porvorim.
While the temple committee has insisted that the temple must be rebuilt at the same location at Vodakadde, a group of devotees of Dev Khapreshwar are reported to have shortlisted a site near the Alcon showroom in Porvorim and construction of the temple is expected to begin immediately.
The group of devotees are reported to have also obtained the ‘Prasad’ at a temple in Socorro to rebuild a new Dev Khapreshwar temple and that, they have also identified the new location for the temple.
They demanded that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Tourism Minister and Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte ensure the construction of the temple at this new location.
President of the Khapreshwar Temple Committee Kartik Kudnekar has, however, hit out at claims by some devotees that they had obtained the ‘Prasad’ at a temple in Socorro to rebuild the Dev Khapreshwar temple at a new site.
“I do not know those these devotees are and who had directed them to take ‘Prasad’. They have no right to meddle in the affairs of the Dev Khapreshwar temple. The existing committee will only decide about the construction of the temple,” said Kudnekar.
AICC Incharge for Goa Manikrao Thakre today paid a visit to the site of Khapreshwar shrine at Succor and accused the State government of hurting religious sentiments.
Thakre stated that by demolishing the shrine of Kapreshwar God the state government has hurt the ‘Astha’ meaning Faith of the devotees.
" There was enough space at the site where God Khapreshwar was located. There was no need for demolition of the shrine and thereby hurting the faith of the devotees. Nobody is against the development of the Porvorim .Development has to take place but with the consent of the locals" he said.
"Khapreshwar devastan could have been saved by the state government," Thakre added.
Later speaking, Pradesh Congress Committee President Amit Patkar said that has given the authority to Public works department to demolish the Khapreshwar devastan?
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