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          Old Goa - old capital of Goa
  
Largest churches in Old Goa, Basilica of Bom Jesus is famous through out the Roman Catholic world as it contains the mortal remains of St Francis Xavier

churches

st. catherine

Basilica

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altar

garden

garden

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altar

altar

basilica

yard

fasad

church

church

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altar
 
Ponda - Mahalsya temple

Mahalsya temple is a very unique temple. It is dedicated to the female form of Lord Vishnu. The Goddess Mahalasa was a much feared deity and justice dispensed by taking oath under the "Justice Bell" was recognized even by Portuguese courts.  Temple carvings that relate to the Shakti cult and a rare series of carvings of Lord Vishnu. The main attraction of this temple, besides the deity, is the recent addition of an enormous brass Garuda pillar mounted on the back of a turtle. 


Temple
 - video of it's beauty

 
     
 
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