Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Goa Launches Eleven-Temple Circuit With Senior Citizen Concession
Goa has started a special tour that visits 11 temples.
It is called the Ekadasha Teertha Yatra.
The first group included 27 women who visited four temples in one day.
The tour began at Shree Mahadev Temple in Tambdi Surla.
It also included temples at Marcel, Khandola and Savoi-Verem.
Senior citizens can get a 50 per cent discount for taking part.
Officials want people to learn more about Goa’s traditions and history.
They also hope visitors will explore places beyond Goa’s beaches.
Goa’s Ekadasha Teertha Yatra has been launched as an 11-temple spiritual and cultural tourism circuit.
The Tourism Department is offering senior citizens a 50 per cent concession on the curated circuit.
The opening tour involved 27 women visiting four temples in one day, according to officials.
The tour was flagged off from Shree Mahadev Temple at Tambdi Surla and included temples in Marcel, Khandola and Savoi-Verem.
The government says the initiative will promote Goa’s heritage and tourism beyond its conventional beach destinations.
- Who
- The Goa government, its Tourism Department, Goa Tourism Development Corporation, and participants including 27 women.
- What
- The Ekadasha Teertha Yatra, an organised 11-temple spiritual and cultural tourism circuit, was launched.
- When
- The tour was reported as taking place on Monday; the PTI report was dated August 25 and published on Tuesday.
- Where
- The tour began at Shree Mahadev Temple in Tambdi Surla and included temples at Marcel, Khandola and Savoi-Verem in Goa.
- Why
- To make Goa’s spiritual and cultural heritage more accessible and encourage tourism beyond conventional beach destinations.
- Initiative
- Ekadasha Teertha Yatra
- Circuit size
- 11 temples
- Senior citizen benefit
- 50 per cent concession
- Opening group
- 27 women
- Temples visited on opening tour
- Four
- Tourism focus
- Spiritual and cultural heritage beyond beach tourism
- Government officials quoted
- Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte and GTDC chairman Kedar J Naik