Baga beach

I still have a few conch shells and pebbles I had picked up from beaches of Goa when I went there as a teenager. There was no Konkan Rail at that time and so no Konkan Ghat stunning scenic beauty on our way to Goa from Mumbai. But I remember being surrounded in the mist of ocean while coming back at night by bus.

Through these random images I hope you get the whole picture of Goa- today and history as well as architecture. The Portuguese encounter in Goa has ensured uniqueness in culture and architecture.

raj angan (courtyard)

This is a traditional Hindu courtyard surrounded by a colonnaded gallery called ‘chouki’.

velha Goa-old Goa

 

the Portuguese lady by famous Goan artist Mario Miranda

fishermen @ Zuari river Goa

 

 

Loyola Furtado house

Aguada fort

Mascarenhas house-Anjuna, sketch by Helder Carita

a mansion in Goa

raj angan

St Francis church of Assisi

Mangeshi temple

a temple on wooden wheels

 

Bascillica of born Jesus

a holiday home

 

                                       Miranda house

decor with oyster shell

 

council chair             cadeira de barcos

machila

Machila-the means of transport in olden days. Four hefty men singing songs carried people to and fro on this machila.

folk dance of Goa-painting

 

China mosaic flooring 

Chinese exports from Macao created a taste for China.It is rumoured that a substantial portion arrived as ballast used on Ships. Once the craze set in,broken pottery and pottery intentionally broken were used as flooring in prime areas of the Mansions.

green bee

sunset

(Gillian this is for you especially, Enjoy till you visit personally)

( images credit : Archgoa – a must visit site for it is store house of information on Goan architecture, flickr-sydney )