Margao's central Hindu temple.
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Largo de Igreja, the area around the Church of the Holy Spirit, features a number of traditional old Portuguese mansions, in various states of decay or…
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Margao’s whitewashed main church (1675) remains in use as a parish church and is finely decorated inside. The impressive reredos (ornamental screen) is…
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At the southern end of the Municipal Gardens, this grand building houses the Municipal Library.
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This community hall at the crossroads is a useful landmark in Benaulim village.
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