Travel
The balmy weather of Goa makes it a tourist paradise with virtually no extremities in temperatures throughout the year. As in most other parts of India, the best time to visit Goa is between October and February when temperatures reside on the cooler side and monsoon rains nowhere in sight.
Anjuna beach in Goa can be enjoyed at any time of the year because the climate is pleasant through out. However, tourists should beware the heavy rainfall between June and October. The period from November to February is the best time to visit Anjuna. After being soaked in the beauty of the Anjuna beach and having tried one’s hand at bargaining in the flea market at Goa Anjuna beach, there is the magnificent Albuquerque Mansion built in 1920, the Mascarenhas Mansion and the Chapora Fort, for one to see.
The Mangesh Linga is said to have been consecrated on the mountain of Mangireesh (Mongir) on the banks of river Bhagirathi by Lord Brahma himself, from where the Saraswat Brahmins brought it to Trihotrapuri in Bihar. They carried the linga on to Gomantaka and settled at Mathagrama, the present-day Madgoa, establishing their most sacred and ancient temple of Mangesh on the banks of the river Gomati or Zuari as it is called today. Lord Mangesh is worshipped here in the shape of a Shiva linga.
