Tag Archives: Monsoon

Whistle Stop in Chopdem

The village of Chopdem in north Goa has little of interest to detain the I Luv Goa T-shirt-flaunting visitor. But for the more discerning there are opportunities to be explored in a quiet and languid setting. The old temple of Bhoomika – a form of Shakti, the Mother Goddess – is set by the main…

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Monsoon Bliss in Chorão

This is a continuation of the Monsoon in Goa – 2010 Edition theme. These photographs were shot over two consecutive rain-soaked days in the idyll that is the island of Chorão, also known as Chodna or Chodan. My forbears came from this part of Goa, and were impelled to move out after the sacking of…

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Monsoon in Goa, 2010 Edition

Those of us who grew up in and around Panjim took the pleasures wrought by the monsoon for granted. All I had to do was look out of the window and luxuriate in the luscious sight of waterlogged fields and foliage. That Panjim no longer exists, swiftly wrecked by indiscriminate construction. With developers aggressively on…

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