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Sunday, March 25. 2007

Portuguese House at Loutolim in South Goa

Visit to Ancestral Goa 'mini village' at Loutolim in South Goa.

250-year old Portuguese House 'Casa Araujo Alvares' (House of Araujo Alvares) at Ancestral Goa 'theme park' in Loutolim, South Goa. 'Casa' means House in Portuguese.

Ancestral Goa 'theme park' is located in Loutolim village 10-km from Madgaon (Margao) in South Goa. Entry fee to see Ancestral Goa theme park is Rs. 120/- per head (plus Rs. 10/- extra for taking photographs).

Click image to view a full size photograph. File size: 175KB. Image resolution: 1024 by 768.

Photograph of 'Natural Harmony' a 14-metre by 5-metre laterite sculpture of Sant Mirabai at Loutolim, Goa.

This masterpiece was sculpted by Maendra Jocelino Araujo Alvares in a span of 30 days in August 1994 and gets a place in the Limca Book of Records as India's Longest Laterite Sculpture.

Click image to view and download a full size photograph of 'Natural Harmony' laterite sculpture of Sant Mirabai at Loutolim, Goa.

File size: 192KB. Image resolution: 1024 by 768.

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