मापुसा

mapusa athava mhapasa (aangrezi: Mapusa) gova rajy ke uttar gova zile mean sthit ek qasba hai. rajadhani panaji se yah 13 ki.mi. uttar mean sthit hai. mapusa mumbee ko kochin se jo dane vale rashtriy rajamarg-17 par sthit hai. mapusa rajy ka khoobasoorat nagar hai, jo apane aitihasik aur saanskritik sthaloan ke lie jana jata hai.

• is nagar ke nam ki utpatti koankani shabd 'maip' ke sath 'sa' milakar huee hai. yah nagar yahaan ek chhoti paha di ke asapas basa hai.
• mapusa ko gova ka ajnat sthal bhi kaha ja sakata hai, kyoanki gova ane vale jyadatar paryatak yahaan ke samudri tatoan tak hi simit rah jate haian. bahut kam hi paryatak mapusa ki or rukhakarate haian.
• yah sthal sanpoorn roop se kaphi khas hai, yahaan n sirf manamohak abohava ka anand le paeange, balki kee khoobasoorat sthaloan ko dekhana ka mauka bhi prapt hoga.
• gova ke prachin krishi samuday ki achchhe se sthapit ek samudayik krishi vyavastha thi, jise 'gunakari' kaha jata tha. jisake antargat vibhinn gaanv ek sangh nirmit kar samudayik bhoomi par kheti karake hone vale labh ko apas mean baantate the. 'bazar divas' ek pramukh ayojan hota tha, jisamean vibhinn jiloan se saman lakar ek kendriy sthan par laya jata tha. is prakar mapusa sadiyoan se ek pramukh kray-vikray kendr raha hai.
• mapusa ane vale paryatak nimn sthanoan par bhi ghoomane ja sakate haian-

1. mapusa bazar
2. bodageshvar mandir
3. maruti mandir
4. saeean baba mandir

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