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Panjim – A Piece of Portugal in India

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 14:39 No Comments

Panjim or Panaji, the capital of Goa is a beautiful city on the banks of river Mandovi. The city is covered with laid back avenues, lined with beautiful trees; old Portuguese styled red-roofed houses, and well landscaped gardens. The city was named Panjim by the Portuguese, who had ruled Goa and the name means a land that does not flood. The city is now locally known as Panaji.

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Goa Capital Panaji

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 13:53 No Comments

Panaji is the capital of Goa and it is located along the banks of River Mandovi, is a small charming city. This fishing village starts to gain its prominence during the second half of the 18th century when the erstwhile power centre of Old Goa gradually faded in epidemics. The city conferred to New Goa [...]

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