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	Ponda,Ponda Travel,Ponda Tourism,Ponda in Goa,Tour to Ponda India
		Scattered among the lush valleys and forests around Ponda are a dozen or so Hindu temples founded during the 17th centuries, when this hilly region was a Christian free haven for Hindus fleeing persecution by the Portuguese.
		The temples are concentrated in two main clusters: the first to the north of Ponda, on the busy NH4, and the second deep in the countryside, around 5 km west of the town.
		Road: Ponda is served by regular buses from Panjim and Margao, and lies on the main route east to Karnataka.
	goa.indiantravelportal.com /ponda (884 words)

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		Ponda said that Yakub had spent 12 years in prison and it should be treated as "undergone" period of sentence.
		Ponda cited Nalini vs CBI judgement in which accused, who had been charged with being party to conspiracy, were categorised on the basis of their roles.
		Ponda further submitted that Rubina was not aware that the vehicle registered in her name was used in the blasts.
	www.expressindia.com /print.php?newsid=73927 (574 words)

	Report3
		The coordinator for the Plastic Free Goa campaign in Ponda Taluka was Mr.Gurunath Khanolkar, a lecturer in P.E.S. College of Arts and Science, Ponda and also a coordinator of the NSS unit in the college.
		Khanolkar contacted each and every village panchayat in Ponda taluka, attended their meetings and speaking to the people on the ill effects of throwaway plastic on human health, the animals and the environment, and suggesting a plan of action for moving towards a Plastic Free Goa.
		On 2nd October in coordination with the Ponda Municipality and Goa Milk Producers’ Federation, a rally was organised in Ponda town to highlight the start of the PFG campaign.
	www.goacom.com /goafoundation/plastic/report3.htm (7599 words)

	Ponda Baba - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Star Wars universe, Ponda Baba was an Aqualish mercenary.
		Ponda Baba attacked Luke Skywalker at the Chalumans Cantina in Mos Eisley (portrayed in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope).
		This action caused Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was traveling along with Skywalker, to sever the Aqualish's arm with his lightsaber, clearly causing the Aqualish great pain.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Ponda_Baba (103 words)

	Ponda Tourism, Ponda Goa Tourism, Ponda Tourism Guide: India Line Travel
		Ponda is a beatiful town in Goa and can be described as the Hindu heart of Goa.
		Ponda is famous for the five important temples that are situated around the town.
		Ponda can otherwise be termed as the `temple town` of Goa as it has a number of unique Hindu temples rebuilt on the original structures that were destroyed by the Portuguese.
	www.indialine.com /travel/goa/ponda (286 words)

	Ponda Tour Goa,Vacations in Ponda Goa,Ponda Tourism Guide,Ponda Holiday Travel
		Ponda, Goa's temple town will compel you to imagine what the state would have been like, if the Portuguese had not strolled beyond Africa.
		Ponda is famous as the home to five of Goa's important Hindu Temples and also the largest mosque of Goa.
		The deity of the temple is Kamakshi, an incarnation of Shiva's consort Parvati.
	www.vacationsindia.com /goa/ponda.html (1774 words)

	Ponda Baba - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
		Ponda Baba was an Aqualish pirate and the partner of Doctor Cornelius Evazan.
		In a well-known blooper, Ponda Baba's arm has fin-like hands when still attached, but is furry and clawed in the close-up shots of the severed arm on the floor.
		Ponda Baba was known only by the name Walrus Man until 1989, when he was referred to by his proper name in Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Ponda_Baba (679 words)

	GoaCentral.Com-Ponda
		The city of Ponda lies about 28kms south-east of Panaji and 17kms north-east of Margao and is also the capital of Ponda Taluka.
		Ponda taluka is most famous for its temples, most of which have made the area their home for centuries following displacement from their original sites elsewhere in Portuguese occupied Goa during the early days of the Inquisition.
		Ponda is also the gateway to Goa's wildlife sanctuaries, both the Bondla and the Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and also the Dudhsagar Waterfalls.
	goacentral.com /Goacities/ponda.htm (271 words)

	Ponda, India
		Ponda became a refuge for Hindus and there are many unique temples in the surrounding area.
		The Portugese did not invade Ponda until the 18th C, and the temples were built to house idols that were rescued from destruction during the early days of the Inquisition.
		Ponda is also the gateway to Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary and the Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary as well as the Dudhsagar Waterfalls.
	www.planetware.com /india/ponda-ind-goa-ponda.htm (121 words)

	Ponda in India
		Ponda, the administrative headquarters of Ponda taluk lies about 28 km south-east of Panaji and 17 km north-east of Margao.
		Belgaum highway or National Highway 4A connects Ponda with the neighboring state of Karnataka.
		Nagesh temple, Shantadurga temple, Mahalsa Narayani temple, and Safa masjid are the major attractions of Ponda.
	www.india9.com /i9show/13946.htm (131 words)

	Star Wars-Other Characters-Ponda Baba at Galactic Voyage
		Now Kast had roasted Ponda’s last partner and didn’t even split the reward as he had promised, so Ponda felt it was only fair to rob Jodo Kast of a prize this time around.
		Ponda took the doctor aboard, fully expecting to turn the man in for a reward of his own.
		Ponda was missing one big furry arm, lost in a bar brawl at the Mos Eisley Cantina.
	www.galactic-voyage.com /Misc.-Characters-Ponda%20Baba.htm (304 words)

	MASSASSI STAR WARS, ARCHIVES, PONDA BABA
		Ponda took the doctor aboard, fully expecting to turn the man in for a reward of his own.
		Ponda eventually had a bionic replacement grafted onto his arm and is still seeking revenge on Evazan.
		Ponda will be terrified if he sees a lightsaber, and will flee the scene as soon as possible.
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	Ponda Tourism,Ponda Tourism in Goa India,Tourism Guide to Ponda in Goa India
		Ponda may be the Hindu heartland of Goa, but the feast sees people of all creeds making a solemn trek to the forest checkpost on the winding steps that climb up a steep hill.
		There is only one central road in Ponda city, which lies at the heart of Ponda Taluka, offering quick access to more than 50 sacred temples in the vicinity, to numerous spice plantations and wildlife santuaries of east Goa.
		Adorned by underwater arches, this grand mosque is praised to be among one of the 27 churches built by Adil Shah.
	www.shubhyatra.com /goa/ponda.html (1464 words)

	Ponda city of Goa - India
		It is famous for the five important temples that are situated around the town, and also has the largest mosque in Goa.
		The 18th century, Sri (also spelt as Shri) Mangesh (also spelt as Manguesh) Temple, lies on the north west of Ponda in Priol.
		The Nagesh Temple is situated 4-km west of Ponda.
	www.bharatheritage.in /goa/ponda.htm (792 words)

	Ponda In Goa,Holiday in Ponda India,Goa Travel Holiday,Ponda Goa Holiday Package
		There is a whole shebang of magnificent carved churches, pubs, shady winding streets dotted with red-tile-roofed white villas, canopied in bright bougainvillea and much more offerd by the tourism department of Goa in India on your Goa holiday trip.
		Besides the regular tourist who likes to spent his holiday vacations in Ponda, the city is also considered as a pilgrimage center for the devotees who come to worship and seek blessings from the holy deities.
		The Nagesh Temple is situated 4km west of Ponda.
	www.indiasite.com /goa/ponda.html (686 words)

	Goa Information: Panaji, Panjim, Mapusa, Margao, Vasco, Ponda
		Everything from fresh and dried fish, incense, spices, fruits and vegetables to souvenirs from other states of India is available here.
		Ponda is a singularly drab town in the interior of Goa.
		The only reason to go to Ponda is if you are visiting the wildlife reserves or the nearby Hindu temples.
	www.nikkistravel.com /goa-info.html (1037 words)

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		The temples near Ponda have been rebuilt from originals destroyed by the Portuguese, and their lamp towers are a distinctive Goan feature.
		Five most important Hindu temples are close to the Ponda, on the inland route between Panaji and Margoa.
		The oldest mosque remaining in Goa is the Safa Shahouri Masjid at Ponda built by Adilshah in 1560.
	www.goa-hotels.net /pongen.htm (255 words)

	Ponda, Goa - CafeGoa.com
		Ponda is a essentially a temple town with a busting business district.
		The city of Ponda lies about 28kms south-east of Panaji and 17kms north-east of Margao and is also the capital of Ponda Taluka.
		It is the only remaining one in Ponda taluka among the 26 mosques that were built by Sultan Adil Shah of Bijapur in 1560.
	www.cafegoa.com /cities/Ponda.htm (302 words)

	Temples in Goa
		Transferred here from Salcete in 1567, the Lakshmi-Narasimha devta housed inside this temple, a conventional eighteenth-century structure surrounded by neat lawns and pilgrim's hostels, is Vishnu's in his fourth incarnation as the man-lion Narashima, aka Narayan fed by an eternal spring, this is fringed by lush curtain of coconut palms.
		At Farmagudi, dominated by a statue of the Maharatha leader Shivaji, in the valley, carpeted with cashew trees and dense thickets of palms, is Shri Nagesh temple at Bandora, 4K.M northwest of Ponda.
		Brought from Lutolim in Salcete taluka in the sixteenth century, the lingam housed behind it is worshipped by devotees of the Shaivite and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism, Shri Ramnath being the form of Shiva propitiated by Lord Rama before he embarked on his mission to save Sita from the clutches of the evil Ravana.
	www.goa2u.com /temples.htm (2889 words)

	1Up India > India > Goa > Visit the province of Ponda in Goa
		from Ponda on the main road is a very bright coloured temple dedicated to Lord Shiva that remained untouched by the Portuguese and traces its origin back to the 15th century.
		north of Ponda in Candola village and on the banks of the Mandovi River is a small temple dedicated to Lord Ganesh, the God of wisdom and prosperity.
		Situated near Ponda, the mosque was partially destroyed by the Prtusuese and has now been restored by the Archaeological Survey of India.
	www.1upindia.com /states/goa/ponda.html (611 words)

	Ponda, India. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Characterless, chaotic Ponda, 28km southeast of Panjim and 17km northeast of Margao, is Ponda district's administrative headquarters and main market town.
		However, scattered among the lush valleys and forests around Ponda are a dozen or so Hindu temples founded during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when this hilly region was a Christian-free haven for Hindus fleeing persecution by the Portuguese.
		The temples are concentrated in two main clusters: the first to the north of Ponda, on the NH-4, and the second deep in the countryside, around 5km west of the town.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/india/ponda (231 words)

	HimVani :: Voice of Himachal » Ponda panchayat leads the way in forests conservation
		PONDA (KINNAUR): While Himachal as a whole has been cluelessly wondering how to protect its fast-dwindling forest cover, a small village in the far-off Kinnaur region has silently been practicing forests conservation successfully over the years.
		The success of the effort lies in the fact that the village panchayat here has taken over the responsibility of tree plantation and forest management, which are primarily considered the tasks of the forest department.
		Falling under the Nichar forest range of Kinnaur division under Rampur forest circle, Ponda villagers were once involved in massive illicit felling of trees, which had led to complete destruction and loss of adjacent forest area.
	www.himvani.com /news/2007/01/15/ponda-panchayat-leads-the-way-in-forests-conservation/541/environment/sanjayversain (767 words)

	Ponda Goa
		Ponda was one of the first places to be conquered by the Portuguese, but was immediately retaken by the Adil Shah kingdom of Bijapur.
		The temples are located in two main areas: to the northwest of Ponda on NH4, and in the countryside, about 5km west of Ponda.
		Located south of Ponda is the Shri Mallikarjuna Temple, and west of Quepem is the Shri Chandreshwar Temple.
	www.vegetarian-restaurants.net /India-Guide/IndianStates/Goa/Ponda.htm (884 words)

	Swimming pool, market for women,250-bedded hospital for Ponda \| oHERALDo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		PONDA, JAN 16 - Facilities to promote health and wealth in Ponda town received a major boost, with GPCC President and Ponda MLA Ravi Naik announcing the construction of a swimming pool of international standards, a exclusive market for women entrepreneurs and the setting up of the proposed 250-bedded hospital within two years.
		The hospital, which is estimated to cost Rs 35 crore, will be built on 15,000 sq mtrs at the site of the present I D hospital, said Mr Naik, adding that the ground plus 6-storeyed hospital was his dream project to provide better health facilities to locals in and around Ponda.
		The Ponda MLA also mentioned that a new market at the old bus stand would be built to cater exclusively to women entrepreneurs, the first of its kind in the State.
	oheraldo.in /node/21940 (349 words)

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		Although the central, inland town of Ponda is of no great interest, it does boast an old mosque and, in the surrounding areas, numerous unique Hindu temples.
		The temples near Ponda have been rebuilt from originals destroyed by the Portuguese, and their lamp towers are a distinctive Goan feature.
		The oldest mosque remaining in Goa is the Safa Shahouri Masjid at Ponda built by Adilshah in 1560.
	www.india-travel.com /goa/pongen.htm (261 words)

	Amazon.com: Ponda (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Han-Il hyopchong ul tasi ponda: 30-chunyon ul maji hayo (Uri yoksa han madang) (Unknown Binding - 1995)
		Paekche rul tasi ponda (Paekche munhwa rul ch°ajaso) (Unknown Binding - 1998)
		Uri nara tasi ponda: Kyokpyon®gi ui uri yoksa, ottok°e hunghago manghaennun®ga by Tok-hyong Kim (Unknown Binding - 2000)
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		ponda has also been to the doctor with me when I had big problems such as a hurt knee or getting my shots for college.
		Ponda was created in Korea and lives in my bedroom or my car.
		Ponda is off-white and navy blue instead of fl (Maybe he held his breath too long).
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	:: Star Wars: Reach of the Empire ::
		Ponda Baba grunts, jerking his head toward Poe as he stares at the doctor with glittering fl eyes.
		Ponda Baba pulls a clawed hand away from his skewered gut wound.
		Ponda Baba coughs, grunts, groggily regaining consciousness as he's heaved up by the doctor.
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	Ponda Travel Guide - Ponda Travel and Tourism, Visit Ponda India, Tourist Places in Ponda, Ponda Travel, Destination ...
		The city of Ponda lies about 28kms south-east of Panaji and 17kms north-east of Margao.
		Most of these temples look relatively new as they have been restored after being destroyed by the Portuguese Ponda is also an important transport link A few small factories and industrial estates have sprung up on the outskirts of the town due to its proximity to some of Goas largest iron ore mines.
		It lies strategically along the main Panaji-Margao highway and is also connected to the neighboring state of Karnataka via the Ponda belgaum highway on the NH4.
	travel.sulekha.com /goa/ponda.aspx (530 words)

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