Saturday, February 04, 2006

Some neat photos from Goa...

These pics are all by Rajan P. Parrikar <parrikar at yahoo.com>

http://web.mac.com/parrikar/iWeb/GoaList/goalist.html

Rajan writes: "The page takes about 2-3 mins on broadband to load. You can then view the slideshow or view each picture individually."

* 13th century Mahadeva temple at Tambdi Surla in Sanguem taluka. * Plaque at Tambdi Surla -- poorly written and wrong (the temple is made of soap-stone, not basalt) * Barve's, traditional Goan eating-house (khaanaval) in Ponda. * Crossing the ferry between Pilgaon and Khandola. * View from the ferry. * Savoi Verem * KuLAgar (spice plantation) at Savoi Verem. * Fried mussels at Savoi plantations. * Traditional sweets, khaajem and laadoo (alas, no saakrichyo baaviyo -- the pink colouring agent is now banned) * Khaarem at Canacona. * Ruining Palolem (thanks to Western tramps and ill-bred Indian louts) * At the Rajbaag beach. * Tivrem, near Mashel (Marcela) * Old quarter of Panjim. * Tato's, a Panjim institution, over a hundred years old. * The new Gujarati digs at Hotel Fidalgo. * Public (installation) art by Subodh Kerkar near the Children's Park at Campal, Panjim.