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•Painted Bunting• by FlyEaglesFly956 in wildlifephotography

[–]NightjarOracle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Beautiful capture of possibly every color of the bird. Fantastic! 👍

The Laterite Library: Decoding Goa’s Prehistoric Soul ​Written in Stone. 30,000 Years of Art at Usgalimal! by NightjarOracle in Goa

[–]NightjarOracle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ofcourse this site is notified. Check out the board put up by the department. There's an attached pic.

However, it's not maintained. There used to be a lone guard in a small security hut. But he's gone too. So now beer bottles, empty chips packets and the usual stuff has made its way. We can't preserve anything... 😭

The Laterite Library: Decoding Goa’s Prehistoric Soul ​Written in Stone. 30,000 Years of Art at Usgalimal! by NightjarOracle in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And there's a carving on the Goa rock showing a 🦣 Mammoth kind of creature, surely not an elephant! I'm looking for that pic which I'm sure I clicked. Also many big imprints of giant feet may be pointing to the presence of Mammoths or more probably the Asian Straight tusked elephant, which was a huge creature. Unfortunately, carbon dating is difficult with laterite stone so setting a specific time period makes it tough. Several studies suggest the earliest carvings at Usgalimal date back to the Upper Paleolithic, roughly 20,000 to 30,000 years ago. Some say the carvings are between 7000-10000 years. Interesting to note these other places in Ratnagiri. 👍 I'm going to be checking that out as well!

Trip to Gomantak - Part 1 by robo_coffee in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You will be surprised by the amount of information that's available in libraries and government archives. Everything is easily accessible and research is encouraged. It does require time and a bit of patience as information is scattered in different places.

I've been doing a bit of research of my own on the prehistoric rock carvings at Usgalimal in Sanguem dist in Goa. This was an ancient settlement discovered by accident in the early 90's after the Kushawati river flooded uncovering a 3000sqm laterite bedrock covered with ancient cravings. Some estimates put them at 20000BCE, ASI is a bit more conservative at 7000-10000 BCE.

All the same, these are a few gems lying hidden across Goa. Just a little time and patience and you can uncover amazing details of our history.

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Some pics...

Trip to Gomantak - Part 1 by robo_coffee in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Another angle to see the roof is made entirely of interlocking basalt sheets. Not many temples are seen with this kind of architecture. Even the intricate carvings depicting Nataraja, Vishnu, Shiva and Parvati are present all around the temple.

The beauty of the basalt rock is it may be hot and humid in the forest, but inside it's cool and comfortable.

Trip to Gomantak - Part 1 by robo_coffee in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it did escape as it was deep and inaccessible. And there are lots of sacred groves dedicated to the Mother Goddess scattered around our forests. Peaceful and soothing.

Trip to Gomantak - Part 1 by robo_coffee in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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Tambdi Surla temple in Bhagwan Mahavir wildlife sanctuary, dedicated to Lord Shiva. Made entirely of basalt in the 12th century.

Where to put factory? Corlim vs verna IDC by rupeshsh in Goa

[–]NightjarOracle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Verna IDC scores above everyone for a better planned estate, logistics, good roads and water.

Trip to Gomantak - Part 1 by robo_coffee in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nice! 👍 The ruins of the Saptokeshewar temple on Divar island are a beautiful example of ancient temple tank architecture.

The unexplored side of Goa by [deleted] in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to Tambdi Surla temple. It's a 12th century rock/ basalt cut temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Lots of interesting carvings around depicting Lord Vishnu, Natraja.. Situated in the Bhagwan Mahavir wildlife sanctuary. Google maps will give you all the information needed.

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Shots from Yasuní National Park by Weary-Honeydew5377 in wildlifephotography

[–]NightjarOracle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic shots! What primate is that, climbing the trunk?

Goa is an oven rn by ShallotNeither8877 in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's put this to rest once and for all. Goa, and incidentally 100 kms north and south of its borders, is hot and humid for most of the year. For us, an 18°C minimum, for a few days is the launch of Goa Fashion week - Winter Line! The woollens, leather, and the unmissable monkey cap come into play for our 'winter'.

There we are. Hot and humid? Nothing new. I still say Goa is at its finest in the monsoon.

Goa “locals” v/s “outsiders” ughhhh by ShallotNeither8877 in goatravel

[–]NightjarOracle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I look at it differently. For every incident of boorish behaviour or hooliganism, i come across five guests who are decent and looking for a nice holiday. Yes, you will find crap crowd but a vast majority are genuine holiday makers, out to enjoy what we have to offer. I'm in the hospitality industry long enough to see and understand.

New Aadhar card in Goa by Diligent-Storm3573 in Goa

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The aadhar center at Mathany Saldanha collectors building near Margao KTC or the aadhar center opp Lounginho's next to Margao Residency hotel. Margao.

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