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Goa-2014 by Tiger Puru

Goa-2014

goa style..churches by Jim Manjooran

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shots from within goa's UNESCO World Heritage Site at the Old Goa churches...a multi-exposure of the archways around the courtyard of the basilica.

Goa : Mermaid by indianature13

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This cheerful local girl was having fun in the sand, pretending to be a mermaid! Maybe she really was .... is ...

Goa Rains 2012 - Day 3 by joegoauk52

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6th June

Curca batim

Goa Carnival 2014 Panjim Floats by joegoauk69

1.3.2014

Panaji, goa

More updates here

joegoauk.blogspot.com/2014/02/goa-carnival-2014.html

Goa State Cultural Awards 2018 by Joegoauk Tiatr

The directorate of art and culture honoured 12 eminent personalities with the Goa State Cultural Awards 2016-2017 for their contribution and achievements in the field of art & culture on 12.2.2018 at 5pm at Kala Academy Goa

Awards at the hands of Renowned film actor Sachin Khedekar with art and culture Minister Govind Gaude. Directorate of Art and Culture, Director Shri Gurudas Pilernekar, Padmashree Pandit Prasad Sawkar etc were also present

The awardees are Pramod Priolkar, Priol (Indian music), F G Alvarro de A Pereira, Utorda (Western music), Dasu Shirodkar, Tarvalem, Shiroda, Gajanan Jog (son), Caranzalem and Avecleto Afonso, Panaji (literature), Ganesh Marathe, Corlim, (drama), Maria Fernandes (Betty Ferns), Sangolda (tiatr), Romaldo D'Souza (Paul Romy), Chinchinim (tiatr), Udaybua Phadke, Mulgao (kirtan), Umesh Tari, Old Goa, (bhajan), Ram Mauskar, Nagargaon (folk art) and Sadashiv Parab, Moira (fine art).

Antruz Lalitak Bandora, also awarded the best cultural institution. The best library award award to St Xavier's College, Mapusa, while best librarian award given to Sadanand R Shirgaonkar and Mohandas Naik.

individual awardees photos also available

River Mandovi mouth by Joegoauk Goa

by the riverside

River bank below Goa Marriott Hotel , Tourist hostel

wall stone retaining

Goa-Shantadurga Temple by Sandeep Badavanache

Shantadurga temple is a large temple complex 33 km (21 mi) from Panaji at the foothill of Kavalem village in Ponda Taluka, Goa, India.

The temple is dedicated Shantadurga, the Goddess who mediates between Vishnu and Shiva. The deity is also called 'Santeri' colloquially. Local legends tell of a battle between Shiva and Vishnu The battle was so fierce that Lord Brahma prayed to Parvati to intervene, which she did in the form of Shantadurga. Shantadurga placed Vishnu on her right hand and Shiva on her left hand and settled the fight. The deity of Shantadurga is shown as holding two serpents, one in each hand, representing Vishnu and Shiva. She is then said have gone to Sankhwal a village in Salcette Taluka to kill the demons that were harassing the Brahmins. As a reward, she was given the name of Vijaya. Shri Vijayadurga shrine was located in Sankhwal along with Shri Shantadurga and Shri LakshmiNarsimha but was later shifted to a place called Kerim in Ponda Taluka during the Portuguese invasions. .[1]

Shantadurga is the Kuldevi (family deity) of many Konkani Saraswats, Karhade Brahmins and Bhandaris.

From:wikipedia

Goa-2014 by Tiger Puru