Quelossim
Quelossim | |
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Village | |
  Quelossim Location in Goa, India  Quelossim Quelossim (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°24′N 73°56′E / 15.400°N 73.933°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Konkani |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GA |
| Website | goa |
Quelossim is a village in Mormugao taluka, South Goa, India. The village was known as Kardalipura in ancient times and had a temple dedicated to the Hindu mother-goddess Shantadurga which was shifted to Kavale 450 years ago when the Portuguese demolished the shrine as a part of the inquisition.[1] The original temple was destroyed during the religious persecution period circa 1566. A small shrine is under a large banyan tree, and the area is protected by the Directorate of Archives and Archaeology, Government of Goa.[2]
The Konkani poet Krishnadas Shama hailed from this village.[3] Quelossim was also known as Kelshi and Keloshi, with the villagers being called Keloshikars.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 188. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9.
- ^ Sardesai, Sanjeev V (29 February 2020). "The Jatra of Sri Shantadurga, Kavlem". The Navhind Times. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Vaz, J. Clement (1997). Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present. Concept Publishing Company. p. 248. ISBN 978-81-7022-619-2.
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