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As per the Book District Gazetteer, Goa is properly known as Gowa or Gova, in marathi Goven, in Konkani Govem. The Madras Glossary connects it with saskrit 'go' a cow in the sense of cow herd country. It is the abbreviation of the term Gomant. the reference to the people know as Gomantas is traced in the (9th canto) of the bhishma parva of Mahabharat Purana. The usually accepted derivation of the term Gomantaka is from go+manta+ka; go meaning cattle, gomanta meaning herd of cattle owners with ka as taddhita affix added to the noun to express (diminus) deterioration and similarly.

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Welcome to Goa

This website is designed to give you complete information about Beauty of Goa.

Heritage

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Saptakoteshwar Temple at Opa – Khandepar Needs Protection

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Houses of Goa

Most Goan old houses standing today were built between the 18th century and the early part of the 20th century. They display a mix of neo-Classic and neo-Gothic styles.

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Personality's

List of famous and notable people from Goa

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Goa

Goa, a land of scenic beauty is situated along the Arabian Sea , that forms the twenty-fifth State of the Union of India, has been bountifully blessed with natural and human resources. It is Famous in ancient Indian history and legend as an idyllic paradise. Beloved of Gods, full of food and fodder, it fell frequent prey to many a conqueror covetous of its beauty, wealth and location. This resulted in varied influences on its people and their culture.Indeed it is an idyllic paradise.

Goa’s coastline is blessed with lovely beaches, some of which are Calangute, Morjim, Miramar , Vagator & Anjuna in the north of Goa . Colva, Betul Bogmalo and Palolem are beaches in the South. The calm and pleasant Anjuna beach never ceases to charm the blend of rock, sand, palm, waves and a hill that draws visitors to this pituresque beach. Ochre sands at Calangute contrast pleasingly with the cool cerulean seas, it is also called as “Queen of beaches”. A foreground of palm trees makes on ideal window to a view of the pituresque Vagator beach, Sheer inspiration prompted by the serenity of the beach led a foreign visitor to sculpt Lord Shiva’s head on sea-side rocks at little Vagator beach. A couple of artically carved sculptures that over look the buy at Donapoula jetty adds beauty to the famous tourist spot. Tourist both Indian and foreign are attracted to these lovely golden beaches of soft sand with palm trees. Calangute, Baga and Colva beaches are some of the most popular holiday spots in Goa . In summer the beaches are crowded, some people enjoy walking along the beautiful beaches, while other sit and relax and enjoy the cool breeze. Many have fun swimming and wading in the cool water. Thousands of Tourists every year from every corner of the world love to see the wonderful sight of sunset. The cascading water of the poetic Dudhsagar waterfalls in Goa never ceases to enchant the visitors with its typical milky white.

Goa is also rich for its beautiful Churches and Temples . Basilica of Bom Jesus, Mary Immaculate conception Church , Mae de Deus Church, Se Cathedral Church are some of the popular churches. Maguesh temple, Mahadev temple, Santadurga Kuncolikarin temples and beautiful Safa Masjid at Ponda, a historic mosqe are also popular.

Religion has always been deep-seated in the Goan psyche. Goans faiths and beliefs have coalesced in a religious harmony in sometimes syncretic forms, in reverence and respect for each other’s divinities and traditions, though firmly attached to one’s own religious persuasion. It has thus made Goa an oasis of communal peace in the veritable sense and spirit of ‘Sarvadharmasamabhava’ (equal respect for all religions).

These close relationships of Goan’s come often to the fore, especially during feasts and festivals of the Christians and the ‘zatras’ (religious concourse of people) of the Hindus. These two streams of celebrations have a striking similarity to each other in their outward manifestation. For they are linked together by folk traditions of centuries of intimate contact and participated in with enthusiasm by both the major communities of the self same ethnic stock, without abandoning each one’s own sectarian modes of worship.