Where East Meets West

First Online: June 15, 2001
Page Last Updated: February 17, 2024

Topics on Goan History and Heritage

The Konkani Language
Origins and development of the Konkani Language
Kavi Art of Indian West Coast
Wall art found on Hindu temples of Goa and Konkan coast
Karavali Album
Pictures of North and South Canara districts, which are just south of Goa 
Golden Sands of Goa
First person tourist experiences of Goa, which was under Portuguese rule for a long time and the culture is a fusion of East and West.
St. Francis Xavier
The body of St. Francis Xavier kept in the Bom Jesus church of Goa is a popular place of visit due to the legendary miracles and the beauty of the accompanying artifacts.
Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama
Pictures of Portuguese explorer who discovered the sea route to India in 1498 A.D.
Goa's Freedom Fight
Pictures and stories of Goa's struggle for freedom from Portugal and her integration with rest of India.
 



Architecture Style of Goa
Photograph shows a simple Hindu home of Marcela, Goa
Goan Architecture
A Goan Fish Market
At a Goan Fish Market

Bust of Lord Shiva
Mangeshi Temple, Goa
Deity of Mangeshi Temple
Portuguese Navigator Gama
Bust of Vasco de Gama
Collection of State Government Museum, Goa

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ponjim
Goa is a melting point of Christian and Hindu cultures
A Goan Church
Pictures of Goan Life
Fisherwomen of Miramar
Goa, Year 1986

A Friendly Game of Volleyball
Fishermen playing on a Goan beach
Beaches of Goa
Statue of a Gate Keeper
Gate Keeper of a Konkani Temple, Goa

Goan Folk Dancers
Detail from a folk-painting, Goa
Dancing Fisherwomen
Art and Culture of Goa
Hansa in place of Garuda?
Partagali Jivottama Math, Goa

Hindu Monument Preserved in an Old Goan Church
Goa has preserved both Christian and Hindu monuments
Hindu-Christian Amalgamation
A Roman Catholic Artifact, Old Goa
Holy Cross, Old Goa

Interior of Basilica of Bom Jesus
17th century church complex, Old Goa
Church of Good Jesus
Partagali Museum
Kavi Art at the Paratgali Monastety, Goa
See Also: Kavi Art of Coastal India

Kavi Art from a Goan Temple
Kavi Art of Goa
Governor of Goa
Lopo Soares de Albergaria
Governor of Goa during 1515 to 1518

Mahalasa Temple, Goa
A side-view of Mahalasa temple complex
Temples of Goa
Temple Tresures of Goa
Mangesh of Goa
Idol of Mangesh, Goa

Mangeshi Light Post, Goa
Not Tower of Pisa This!
Map of Goa
Map of Goa Showing Tourist Attractions

Meat Market, Goa
Woman selling fresh sausages, Goa
Meat Market, Goa
Pictures of Goa
A Mosque in Goa
You can see the distinct Goan Architecture even in the construction of the mosque

Musical Procession, Goa, 1930
Photograph from Government Museum, Goa
Goan Culture
Goan Sculpture
Painted Wooden Icon of a Preacher, Old Goa

A Portuguese Style Bust from a Goan Museum
A Museum Piece from Goa
Goan Architecture
Portuguese Style House, Goa

The Procissao Festival
Illustration by Mario Miranda
Goa by Miranda
Poster of National Congress (Goa)
Ram Manohar Lohia in a Congress Poster

Remembering the Discovery of India
An arch commemorating arrival of Vasco-da-Gama to Goa
Goan Arch
Dilapidated Artifact
Ruins of a Destroyed Culture
Damaged artifact from Panjim, Goa

A shop in Panaji, 1986
Pictures of Goa
Temples of Goa
Shri Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Monastery

Stamps of Portuguese Ruled Goa
Stamps of Goa
Hindu  Festival Chariot
Temple on Wooden Wheels, Goa


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