Due to the forceful Portuguese inquisition and mass destruction of temples in Sancoale by Diogo Rodrigues, the Captain of Rachol Fort in the year 1567, the deities were shifted from their present locations. The temple of Narcinva along with Shantadurga were burnt down on 15 March 1567.
As a result of the brutal Portuguese persecution and the devastating destruction of temples in Sancoale by Diogo Rodrigues, Captain of Rachol Fort, in 1567, the deities were relocated from their present locations. The temple of Narcinva, along with Shantadurga, was razed on March 15, 1567.