India
Goa / The Place
The 131 kms.
long coastline of Goa is set on the golden Konkan coast on the
Western Ghats along the Arabian Sea. This small former Portuguese
enclave is one of India’s most dazzling tourist mosaics.
Goa deserves
every bit of the sobriquet the ‘Pearl of the East’. The name Goa
is derived from the Konkani word ‘Goyan’ which means a patch of
tall grasses.
Mythological,
Goa’s origin is ascribed to Parshuram—a God of the Hindu pantheon.
This mythical land was then known as ‘Aparanto’ which in Sanskrit
connotes a ‘place beyond the exotic and beautiful’. A place unfettered
by time.
Goa combines
Old Portuguese architecture vibrant with a distinct Portuguese
flavor to the lifestyle with a history that abounds with Indian
mythology.
Its unending
beaches, pristine beauty of the seascape, its mystical hills and
groves, the
Rhythmic pounding
of the sea, its swaying palms-all makes it a fairytale land for
the traveler.
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Last updated: February 27, 2010