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MARGOA -Excursions
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| Rachol Seminary
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Six km from
Margoa, near the village
of Raia, is the Rachol Seminary and Church. The Museum Of Christian
Art here, which was partly funded by the Gulbenkian Foundation, has
some interesting displays. These include textiles, some of the
silver once used in churches of Old Goa, a magnificent 17th century
silver monstrance in the shape of swan, and a mobile mass kit
(complete with candlesticks) standard issue for missionaries
out in the jungle. The museum is open daily from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
and 2:30 to 5:00 pm, closed Monday.
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church dates from 1610 and the seminary has interesting
architecture, a decaying library and paintings of Christian
characters done in Indian styles. This is not a tourist site, so you
ask wandering around. There are buses from Margoa, but make sure you
get one to Rachol Seminary, not IIIa de Rachol. |
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| Menezes Briganza
House |
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Twenty km east from east of
Margoa,
in the village of Chandor, are several interesting colonial
mansions. One of the grandest, the Menezes Briganza Houser, is open
to the public. The family has lived here since the 17th century and
the rooms are furnished with antiques, hung with chandeliers, and
the windows are glazed with stained glass. There's a
ballroom, even a baroque private chapel. For information on the
erratic opening hours, contact the tourist office in Margoa. There
are frequent buses to Chandor from Margoa. |
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| Christ
Ashram |
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To the east of the Margoa to Cortalim road, near
the village of Nuvem, is the Christ Ashram exorcism centre. It has
been condemned by Catholic authorities because the trappings are
Catholic but the ambience is definitely
Hindu. |
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