Fun: Chapel on the Hill

[Rajan Parrikar]

Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount in Old Goa, Goa (India).

For details and more images in the series, see this.

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Rajan,

Interesting story and a very nice picture, thanks for sharing. This tropical foliage contrasts nicely against the classical (Portuguese?) architecture of the chapel. Was this taken during sunset, the hues are turning golden?

PS: I also liked the picture you took during the monsoon (which can be seen in your link).

Cheers,

[Rajan Parrikar]

Originally Posted by Cem_Usakligil

Hi Rajan,

Interesting story and a very nice picture, thanks for sharing. This tropical foliage contrasts nicely against the classical (Portuguese?) architecture of the chapel. Was this taken during sunset, the hues are turning golden?

PS: I also liked the picture you took during the monsoon (which can be seen in your link).

Cheers,

Cem,

The churches in Goa are a beautiful synthesis of Goan and Western architectural styles. Most of the methods are Goan since the designers employed Goan masons and craftsmen to do the actual work.

Yes, the photograph was taken late evening a little before sunset. The hues did not turn as golden as I would have liked since on that day there was, if I correctly recall, a thin veneer of clouds on the horizon.

[Asher Kelman]

Rajan,

What's on the hill? I discovered that missionaries seem to like hills. People climb up and are tired and then rest there and the children can be looked after by a nurse of doctor for a while and the process of conversion begins.

Asher

[Rajan Parrikar]

Originally Posted by Asher Kelman

Rajan,

What's on the hill? I discovered that missionaries seem to like hills. People climb up and are tired and then rest there and the children can be looked after by a nurse of doctor for a while and the process of conversion begins.
Asher

Asher,

It is a small hillock and the chapel is the only thing there. It is truly a magical location. In recent years there is a yearly series of music concerts held outside the chapel, which makes for an enchanting evening.

Albuquerque himself was tolerant of Hindus when he arrived. The large scale destruction of Hindu temples by the Portuguese and their religious intolerance manifested in the decades following Albuquerque. Almost every temple on the coastline was powderized. You may have heard of the Goa Inquisition.

[fahim mohammed]

Good capture. Good location. Good timing. Good information.

Good job.

[Asher Kelman]

Originally Posted by Rajan Parrikar

Asher,

It is a small hillock and the chapel is the only thing there. It is truly a magical location. In recent years there is a yearly series of music concerts held outside the chapel, which makes for an enchanting evening.

Albuquerque himself was tolerant of Hindus when he arrived. The large scale destruction of Hindu temples by the Portuguese and their religious intolerance manifested in the decades following Albuquerque. Almost every temple on the coastline was powderized. You may have heard of the Goa Inquisition.

I know about the murderous Inquisition in Spanish territories in South America. Unlike the 15 years of the Third Reich and the Nazi SS, it lasted 150 years! I didn't realize it also involved India too! When did it occur?

Asher