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Shree Betal Temple is a renowned Hindu temple located at Amona village in Bicholim taluka in Goa. The temple is dedicated to Purvas Vetal who was famous as the warrior God. And the deity is also called 'Betal'. The Lord Shiva idol is believed to be patron deity of 96 Kulee Maratha, Kalavants, Goud Saraswat Brahmin and Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins community spread all over India.

Betal as we know him today is a deity of the indigenous Hindu people of India. Betal the god of the roaring storm, is usually portrayed in accordance with the element he represents as a fierce, destructive deity. Many stories and folklore about the valor and wisdom of 'Shri Vetala' are passed down through generations of local people who worshiped this deity. Traditionally, Shri Vetala is considered a patron deity of the Harijan people. A god named Rudra is mentioned in the Rig Veda. The name Rudra is still used as a name for Shiva. In RV 2.33, he is described as the "Father of the Rudras", a group of storm gods. Furthermore, the Rudram, one of the most sacred hymns of Hinduism found both in the Rig and the Yajur Vedas and addressed to Rudra, invokes him as Shiva in several instances.