Konkeshwar Temple, The Konkun Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography 3.5 miles from Viziadrug. The tradition is that a Mohamedan merchand saved from a wreck on the rocks below in thankfulness left funds to build a mosque here. On returning later and seeing a Hindu temple, he cut his throat.
Sanquerim, Goa, Portuguese India. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography Candolim Church by the sea shore below the northern face of the fort. One officer, at least, in the British Force of Occupation (1798-1815) is known to have married a Portuguese lady in this church.
Pangim [Panjim], Goa, Portuguese India. Church of San Sebastian. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography The cathedral is on the hill behind. The ancient cathedral of Bom Jesus is on Old Goa, some 3 miles inland. Pangim houses once the home of armiger Portuguese families [who] have descended in the social scale. Officials of the government live mostly in the colo...
St Monica's. Velha Goa [Old Goa] Churches. Portuguese India. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography The only nunnery in Old Goa. Completed in 1606. All religious orders suppressed in 1838. In 1935 there was still a certain amount of litter about the place of indicative of its former use. The wooden turntable at the portico and the Portaria de fora are still th...
Church of St Paulo in Old Goa. Portuguese India. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography It has long corridors and staircases with murals depicting the torments of hell. A night spent here, high up neat the roof, with a small plate of fish curry and a lean sallow priest for company and a hurricane lantern for lighting a vast barn like hall was an ee...
Ramnatah Temple, near Sadashevgad. The North Canara Coast. Photographer: Venn, Thomas Walters
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Genre: Architectural Photography [It is] where a notorious dacoit named Gidda Gomerjee, who had terrorised the district for twenty years had taken up quarters with his followers. A detachment of the 1-3rd Battery of Sepoys (2-5th Mahratta Light Infantry) from the fort was sent out to round up t...