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Kuldevat and Moolpurush of Nagwekar, Hatiskar, Pandye, Joshi, Choughule, Bhondwalkar (Nagnath, Agarwada in pedne, Goa)

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Is this surname comes in other bhandari groups

Sr. No. Surname Yes / No Remark
1 Nagwekar No  
2 Hatiskar No  
3 Pandye No  
4 Joshi No  
5 Choughule No  
6 Bhondwalkar No  

Is this surname comes in other castes

Sr. No. Surname Yes / No Remark
1 Nagwekar Yes Other caste also use this surname
2 Hatiskar No  
3 Pandye No  
4 Joshi Yes Other caste also use this surname
5 Choughule Yes Other caste also use this surname
6 Bhondwalkar No  

Kuldevata

Shree Nagnath

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This is original idol of Shree Nagnath This is Murti of Shree Nagnath during festival where mukut of lord is attached to Shiv Ling.

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Shree Nagnath is Lord Shiva with Nandi in front of him. Lord Ganesh murti is kept on left hand side as seen in photograph. During Festival of  Shree Nagnath , its Shiv ling is decorated by mukut of lord is attached to Shiv Ling. Shree Nagnath is prayed only by Nagwekars and their brothers who have changed their surname. It is to be noted that Vetal is Dwarpal of this Devats.

Mool Vanshaja

Mool Vanshaja Shree Rampurush

(Please give photograph and information about Devat and its Murti)

Kulswamini

Shree Bhumika devi

(Please give photograph and information about Devat and its Murti)

How to reach Kuldevat and Mool Purush in Agarwada, Taluka Pedne, Goa

First Reach Tivim Railway Station in Goa, then take a bus to Mapusa Bus Station. Get bus (Shivoli- Chopde- Agarwada) from Mapusa Bus Station to Agarwada, near Chopde, Taluka Pedne, Goa for Nagnath Mandir. You can also take bus (Agarwada) from Pedne to Agarwada.

Mool Pace Nagwa, Taluka Bardez, Goa

First Reach Tivim Railway Station in Goa, then take a bus to Mapusa Bus Station. Get bus of (Arpora-Nagwa) from Mapusa Bus Station to Nagwa, Taluka Bardez, Goa for Mool place possibly nothing is their as per Rajesh Nagwekar.

Geography of Agarwada, Taluka Pedne

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History of Agarwada in Taluka Pedne

During Portuguese forceful conversion in 16th century, peoples ran from Nagve, Goa to various part of South Konkan and changed their surname.

Where this Peoples spread in various places

During Portuguese forceful conversion in 16th century, Nagwekar ran from Nagve, Taluka Bardez, Goa to various part of South Konkan and Karnataka and changed their surname. Mr. Rajesh Nagwekar says that there where Devasthan in Nagwas  where presently Churches are built. They shifted their Murti from Nagwa to Agarwada during Portuguese period.

This people adopded various surname as below:

  1. Nagvekar : This people escaped from Nagva hence called themselves as Nagvekar.. They are settled in Ratnagiri and Kumta, Taluka Karwar, Karnataka
  2. Hatiskar : They settled in Hatis, Taluka Ratnagiri and changed their surname as Hatiskar. Gramdevat in Hatis is Bhaire Jugai. After reaching Ratnagiri Railway Station take a riskswa or bus to Ratnagiri Bus Station, from here pick up bus to  Hatis. There devat is also Tuljabhanvani as possibly they were fitting for Raja Shivaji whose Kuldevat was Tuljabhavani only.
  3. Pandye : Nagwekar during Peshwa period defeated Darodakhor by instruction of Khot of that village who named their surname as "Pandit" from where surname "Pandye" came. They are settled in District Ratnagiri.
  4. Joshi : Nagwekar engaged in Jyotishi work call themselves as Joshi. They are settled in District Ratnagiri.
  5. Choughule: They are settled in District Ratnagiri.
  6. Bhondwalkar : They are settled in District Ratnagiri.

Pervious surname before migration

Nagvekar as they previously resided in Nagwa, Goa

Gramdevat in Agarwada, Taluka Pedne

Gramdevat is Sateri which is 1 km away from Shree Nagnath Devasthan, Agarwada, Goa

(Please give photograph and information about Devat and its Murti)

Festival in Agarwada, Taluka Pedne

  1. Birthday of Nagnath is celebrated on 20-Apr-09 (Chitra Krishna  10")
  2. The festival of Ded dooso of Nagnath is celebrated one month after Diwali on "Kartik Amavashya" i.e. 16/11/2009. Also palki is carried on this day. This is bigger festival than Birthday of Nagnath held in April

Tree followed while marriage is Kalam/Vasunkichi Vel etc: Nag chafa

Devat is Kasav/Nag/Devmassa : Kasav

Photographs of Agarwada in pedne

more photographs presently I do not have.

Do you pray Bramhan Dev as god : No, from ancestor onward nobody pray Brahman dev as per Sanjay Nagwekar.

Do you pray Mountains as Devat i.e. which is place where Nag stays.: No, as per Sanjay Nagwekar

Devasthan Contact Details : 

  1. Mr. Rajesh Nagwekar (Head of Devasthan in Agarwada, Taluka Pedne, Goa) Mobile No.: 9850475665

Reference :

  1. Mr. Rajesh Nagwekar (Head of Devasthan in Agarwada, Taluka Pedne, Goa) Mobile No.: 9850475665
  2. Mr. Sanjay Shankar Nagwekar (Ratnagiri) Residence : (02352) 228700 Mobile No: 9403509557
  3. Nath S. Pilankar , Lokmat Newspaper, Goa
  4. Personal discussed with Rohit Nagwekar (Mumbai) ([email protected])

Last Updated on: April 18, 2009

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