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Shri Mandodari temple is in the village of Betki, about 5 km from Marcel, Ponda, India. The temple is located at 15d 30'20, 82d N and 73d59'23d E at 81 ft elevation.

This is a temple for the "gramdevata" or the village deity of Betki. It is not a temple for Ravana's wife Mandodari.  The word mandodari is from 'mand' (water) with 'udar' (stomach). It means someone who is born in the water. This temple was built to worship the great human beings whose children were sacrificed in the past to ensure that this village had a flowing stream of water. This is how the village started worshiping this deity. 

There is no well water in Betki village. The main source of water in this area is streams.  Shree Mandodari Devasthan registered under Carta Organica in the year September 1910 (please see the "Goa Official Gazette" Gazette No. 71 Sr. No. 193. Devasthan has completed 104 years of its Constitution in 2014.

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From 2011 Devasthan Committee is release the souvenir in order to have information related to tradition and past history and present situation of Betki village.

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