In last post, I mentioned that we went to Old Goa, where we saw the huge laterite sculpture of devotee Meerabai. Well, it seems that either I misinterpreted the name of the place as mentioned by the guide, or my memory played up :-)
The place that we visited is actually called Ancestral Goa, and it is an open air museum. It houses an art gallery called Big Foot Art Gallery, and is itself sometimes referred to as Big Foot Museum.
The sculpture of Meera was carved by Maendra Jocelino Araujo Alavres, and at 14m X 5m, is the longest laterite sculpture in India.
Here is a link to an article in The Hindu:Goa Original
And here is a virtual tour of the place itself:
Ancestral Goa
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6 comments:
nice account ..very nice pictures
I was to jaipur , lansdowne lately ..will upload images soon .
thanks for dropping by...work and other things kept me a lil busy so iam in a self proclaimed haitus.
I liked all the goa pictures and will return to read the story in detail
thanks for droppin by
Sigma, thanks for sharing those two interesting links on Goa.
I've made a note of it, and I will be taking a tour through Goa.
LOL!!
But, I'd prefer to be there in person. :-)
Hi VJ,
Thanks for your comments. Waiting to read your account of your visits.
Gincoleaves,
I am afraid that the virtual tour is only for the museum called Ancestral Goa. The whole state of Goa is too large to map on a virtual tour. So, you have to be there in person :-)
Great post.
I visited Big Foot last month. I loved it and loved Goa also. I bought a set of Goan warrior dolls at the gift shop that I love.
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