Marcel

Vyutpattixastr.
‘Mashel’ ho ek sobit ganv, zaka ‘Marcela’ ashem Portugues log mhanntale, hem nanv ‘Mahashala’, mhannge, ‘Mahan Shala’ hea nanvan sakun nirmann zalam. Ho ganv Ponda Talukent asa, Portugues gõyant ieunche pailim pasun hea ganvant vhadd manest ani hushar log jietalet, ani hea ganvak ‘Vishv Vidhyalaya’ (University) hacho darzo dillo ashè khubshech Puratattvajna ( Archaeologists) ani ganvcho lok mhanntat. 
Punn her lok ashe mhanntat ki, Mashel hem utar ‘Machalapura’, hea nanvacho shabd sankxep (abbreviation). ‘Machalapura’ hem nanv ‘Madhava Mantri’ hanche avaichem nanv. Madhava zaun aslo ‘Vijaynagar rajyacho Samrat (Emperor) Bukka pailo’ hancho senapati (General) ; aplea nanvan eka khainchai ganvank nanv diunk tannim samrata vixim maggnim kelim. Tea kallar, Musalman lok goyant rajya sthapit karunk soddtalet, ani hea nimtan tannim sogglim hindu dharmapasun sambhandit devllam moddlim, tantuntlem ek devull mhannllear Naroa, Diva rhea ganvantlem nanvastik devull ‘Saptakoteshvara’. Madhavachea kamdhariamnim moddlelem ‘Saptakoteshvarachem devull partun bandun kaddlem; tache uprant Portugues lokamnim tem portun modllem.
Kharem mhanllear, Mashelchea ganvant ‘Vishv Vidhyalaya’ ashilli hacho nishan khainch disti padanam; purvillea lekhanim legit hachi mahiti mellpachi shakyatai nam. Dr. V. T. Gume, Gõy Itihas Abhilekhaghar (Goa Historical Archives) hacho Sevanivrtta (retired) Sanchalak (Director) hannim Gõy, Daman ani diu rajpatr (Gazetter) sankalit (compile) kelam, hea rajpatran legit hache vixim kaich mahiti dilli nam.
Bhugol.
 Marcela (Mashel) (150 31’ 00” Uttar Akxan`sa (North Latitude) ani Udent Deshantar (East Longitude). Mashel te Fonda (Ponda) hea xharasakun Udentichean attra kilomitrancho anta rasa. Fonda (Ponda) talukechea Mukhya Kacherichem( Headquarters) nanv samanya asa.
Itihas.
‘Mashel’ hea ganvank aupacharik rupan (Formally), ‘Devllamcho Niwas’ ashem mhanntat, hea ganvacho svatacho (its own) itihas asa.
Akhya Gõychea rajyan ekuck Devi (Deity) ji avaipannacho sneh (Motherly affection) vyakta (express) karta, ti Mahashaila SHREE DEVKIKRISHNA DEVASTHAN Shreekshetra ,Mashelank disun ieta. Pollounk gellear akhea Gõychea charui bazumnim ani Gõychea purai Kxetrafallachea (Total area) baptin, Mashelanchi Hindu lokasankhya (population) ani Mashelanchea devllamchi yugmita (coupling), hea ganvak ‘Pavitr Devasthan’ kityak mhanntat hem kallun yeta. ‘Devaki Krishnachi’ murti mullavik rupan Chodan zuvem (Chorão island), Tiswadi talukent sakun Mashelant, Portugues lokanchea attyacharak lagun haddilli. Devakikrishnachi Murti dave vatten(Leftt side) aplea davea hatant Balkrishnak aplea udarar ( above abdomen) gheun ubi asa. Akhya Bharat desant hi murti ek vichitr tarecho rupkar dakhan karta. Itihas sangta ki ‘Vasco da Gama’, hanka jedna purai Udentichea vasahatincho ( eastern colonies) Ankit deshamadhye (Vice- Roy) kaso vinchun kaddlo tedna tannim Chodan ganvak bhet keli. Jedna ‘Vasco da Gama’ hannim Devakikrishnachi murti paisullean pollounafuddem, adarayuktin (respectful) te murti mukhar paim paddle, samzun ti murti ‘Jezuche Avai Maria’ (Mother Mary) , hanchi samzun. Punn tanchea sangateamnim jedna tankam hi gazal sangli tedna te khubach bejarle.
1510 hea varsa, Portugues samudra margan (via Sea route) Gõyant aile ani tanni akasmat Gõycher akraman kelem. Portuguesamcho hat Gõycher ghatt dharun urlo. Gõychea Hindu lokancho dharm mullan sakun tuntunn te uddounk sodtale, hea pasun portugues, hindu lokancher khubuch atyachar karunk lagle.
Te, sagllea hindu dharmachea lokacho dharm badlun tankam Kritanv dharmache lok karunk lagle. Ashe karun tannim lokancho dharm badalpachi ieuzann kullamni ani ganvamnim keli; ani hea prakriyent (process), tannim devllam moddun udaillim, devancheo murtheo nashth kelio, tanchem pavitr zanvem tunthun udailim, tanchi paramparik (traditional) “Shenddi” kapun udaili, tanchea tonddamnim Portuguesamnim besvad mhass (meat) ghallem, ani her taranche attyachar tannim Hindu Gõykarancher kele. Hea nimtan Hindu lokam madi khubach bhed- bhav (differences) zale, Hindu lokamcho ekvatt moddun vachunk laglo ani dusmanachi vijay zali.
Hea sagllea kashthamcho anubhav karun, pavl mukhar ghallun, akasmat eke rathikadden saglleo mukhya devmurtheo ani her Pavitr lakshanna (sacred symbols) ekthaim karun, konnank kallit karinastanam darya par, Dicholi (Bicholim), Bhatagram vatharant vheleo; hea vatharant purtuguesanchem rajya chalanashillem. Kãim kallan, hindu lokamnim aplo dharm ani devmurtheo ani Pavitr lakshanna sthapan karpak, Mayam ho ganv vinchun kaddlo. 
Fatramcheo ani tambyacheo kãim murteo chadd zadd ashillean teo thainch davarcheo padlleo; ani heach karnnank lagun thodeo asheo murtheo jeo tanchea unnea mhatvacheo asleo teo udkan buddun udaucheo paddleo. Ani ashem karun ganvcho lok mhatvacheo murtheo nashillea devllamnim vachun puja karunk laglo, ani konnakuch hacho sandeh lagunk nam. Hantum, Portugues lok fatavle, tankam dislem ki hindu lokancho dharm kabar karunk te safal zale; punn khareamnim ashem zallem nam. Hindu lok, devllamnim mhatvacheo murtheo nashillean khubuch bejarlele, pun jednam tankam kallun ailem ki teo saglleo murtheo khaim tari samballun davrilleo asat mhunn, tednam tanchea manak mhatxi xanti melli. Lokank kallun ailem ki Chudamani zagear Portuguesancho akramann zatlo mhunn, tednam begi-begin lokamnim heo saglleo murtheo, ‘Shre Devkikrishna, Shri Piso Ravalnath ani Shri Shaano Ravalnath, kaddun Mayem vharun lhipun davarleo. Hem saggllem 1530 ani 1540 hea varsam madhim ghadllem, kityak kãim Gõychea sarkari lekhamnim ashem baraillem asa ki 28 Junache 1541 varsache pailim sagllim Hindu devllam Portuguesamnim moddun uddailim. Bijapuracho Adilshah hachea rajhea kallar, saglleo devancheo murtheo kaddun Vorgaon Mashelchea ganvan davarleo.
Sarbhonvtannchia ganvanchim nãvam.
Kumbharjua, Gonvddallim, Amona, Khandola, Banastari, St. Estevam.
Igorz.
Holy Family Church- Marcela
Ganvchim manest vyaktimatvam.
Mashel hi kalakaranchi bhumi. Pailinchea tempavaile he zaun asa kãi namneche kalakar.