Did not know ever that Hindu Temples existed in goa.
Beautiful, Big, Serene and unknown to the raving traveller/visitor.
Didnt know that the famous mangeshkar sisters come from GOA.
Shown here is the manguesh temple to which the mangeshkars were temple servants. The Famous Trio of Lata, Asha and Usha come from the same family.
Inhibited by tribals on the onset,the brahmin settlers and the kshatriya people who migrated caused the tribal ppl flee Goa and go into jungles ,, Their vullage communities or gramsansthans were occupied by so called upper caste.
Didnt know that the uh-so popular churches were hindu temples of great respect and power in the middle ages. And most of them still house the hindu deities in insignificant forms.
Didn't know that most of the villas and enormous to live in -houses, have been empty for ages due to a varied list of reasons ranging from insanity of the occupants to bitter feuds.
Didnt know that there are hoards of beaches undisturbed by the ever surging crowd of tourists and only the locals know about them.
And.. there are so many things which i dont know because i have never visited Goa before for the simple reason that it had nothing to offer to excite my senses. Now, i know that i did the right thing by not visiting Goa earlier because now i know who to go with and where to go to and see a culture, ancient yet interesting, a lifestyle which is laid back but full of jest, lifes of people who are passionate yet with the uncanny ability to try making people understand what Goa is...
Dedicated to my friend , a maverick and a proud Goan!!!
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