Kon: वगाटर vagātar
‘Tiger Spring’
From Mar: vāgha, ‘tiger’ [Hin: bāgh]; and Mar: thārā, ‘place’, ‘abode’.
This was probably a favoured watering hole for tigers roaming through the thick forests of the Western Ghats.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Goa place names.
Vagator Beach Dominik Hundhammer
