MAHADEV TEMPLE TAMBDI SURLA

Mahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla is a 12th-century temple of the Lord Mahadeva and an active place of hindu worship. It is notable as the oldest temple in goa, 

There is a headless Nandi (bull, Shiva's vehicle) in the centre of the mandap, surrounded by four matching columns. The symbol of the Kadamba kingdom, an elephant trampling a horse is carved on the base of one of the columns. The river Surla flows nearby and is reachable for ritual bathing by a flight of stone steps.
The festival of Mahashivratri is celebrated with pomp and gaiety at the temple by local people residing in surrounding villages. The temple is built in a place which is quite inaccessible and away from the main settlements of the time. The temple is small compared to the average Goan temple.