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Getting up here takes some doing. The chapel sits on a hill above the Mandovi and is not easily reached, which is exactly why it is the quietest thing in Old…
One of the oldest shrines in Goa stands in Sristhal village, 7 km northeast of Chaudi in Canacona taluka, in a valley closed in on all sides by mountains.
Shri Manguesh at Priol is the largest and most famous temple in Goa, home of Mangesh — a form of Shiva worshipped by generations of Goud Saraswat Brahmins…
Most Hindu temples in this part of Goa were moved out of the Velhas Conquistas to get clear of the Portuguese.
Old Goa, or Velha Goa, stands on the bank of the Mandovi a short drive from Panaji — the former capital of the Portuguese Eastern Empire, and still a dense…
The churches and convents of Old Goa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, form the greatest ensemble of Christian heritage in India.
Shantadurga, at the foot of the Ponda hills, is the most visited of Goa's Hindu temples — dedicated to the goddess who mediated peace between Shiva and…
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