It is said that "One image is worth 1,000 words." So to show you the diversity of Canacona with its Portuguese colonization, I will post some pictures of its church, temple, fort and beach.
In the morning, we went to a catholic mass in Konkani, the native language of most residents. then we went to this place called "The Big Foot Legend" where we learned not only about the legend, but also the life of a village during Portuguese colonization.
In the morning, we went to a catholic mass in Konkani, the native language of most residents. then we went to this place called "The Big Foot Legend" where we learned not only about the legend, but also the life of a village during Portuguese colonization.
Big foot legend/ portuguese village
Basilica and Temple
After church and the legend, we went to the "Basilica" and then to the "Temple." - what a diverse sight-seeing experience in one day. Look for the cows. There are always cows to entertain us.
Fort "aguada" (Watering) and Dona Paula Beach.
It was a fun, exhausting day.
It was such a Sunday, Sunday, where we left the hotel around 6:15 for our Catholic Mass in Konkani, and came back to the hotel around 9:00, just to eat dinner at our hotel and go to sleep. Through this short sightseeing tour, we could experience the richness and diversity of Goan's culture, a place people can pray for St. Francis or Hindi Gods, where women can wear dresses to church and Sari's to their temples, a place where the architecture is very much Portuguese, but most people do not speak Portuguese, a place where you can eat Portuguese plates, or a delicious Indian plate, like we had at the "Ritz Restaurant," called Fish Curry Rice. We are thankful for this beautiful experiences and lessons we had an opportunity to share with our host family: Francis, Jophi and Tony.