Kavale or Kavalem is a village in Ponda taluk, in the Indian state of Goa. Kavle/Kawale/Kawle are other variations for the same name. Situated at the foothill of Kavalem, the Shantadurga Temple boasts of a huge tank, a Dipa Stambha and Agrashalas. The current temple was constructed during the reign of the Maratha Empire ruler Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj of S…Kavale or Kavalem is a village in Ponda taluk, in the Indian state of Goa. Kavle/Kawale/Kawle are other variations for the same name. Situated at the foothill of Kavalem, the Shantadurga Temple boasts of a huge tank, a Dipa Stambha and Agrashalas. The current temple was constructed during the reign of the Maratha Empire ruler Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj of Satara during the period from 1713 AD to 1738 AD. Naroram Rege Mantri originally from Kochara village in the Vengurla Taluka, was a Mantri in Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Ashtapradhan Mandal at Satara. Due to his efforts, the village of Kavalem was bequeathed to the Temple by Shrimant Baji Rao I Peshwa in 1738–39.
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