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The Procession of All Saints, on the fifth Monday in Lent, is the only procession of its kind outside Rome. Thirty statues of saints are paraded around Old Goa’s neighbouring villages. |
Known as Velha Goa, the Old Goa settlement was founded by Adil Shah in the first decade of the 16th century. Albuquerque drove away the forces of Adil Shah and established what came to be known as the Rome of the Orient. It became an important market bustling with feverish business activity. Prosperity brought in construction activity and the buildings then rivaled those of Lisbon. To commemorate their victory, the Portuguese build two spectacular churches, one dedicated to Our Lady of the Mount and the other to Our Lady of the Rosary. The interiors are very richly adorned which more than made up for the less imposing exteriors. Old Goa’s splendour was unfortunately shortlived because by the end of the 16th century, the British, Dutch and the French had eclipsed the Portuguese on the seas. The city’s decline was hastened further by two devastating epidemics in 1543 and 1635, after which it became somewhat of a ghost town. In 1843 the capital shifted to Panaji.|
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