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Have you ever seen bearded Lord Shiva ?? Strain your brain to recollect if you have indeed seen a picture or idol of Shiva with a beard.
No ? Read on….

Despite the Portuguese influence that dominated Goa over the centuries, it is fascinating to see how such a large number of Hindu temples have survived here. Shoved away from place to place, the deities were preserved and worshipped till they were finally installed in their present day hearths.

We happened to visit a few of them; I’ll speak about only one where I saw bearded Shiva.
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Recently I had gone to Goa. It was my first visit to the place but definitely not the last. I need to go there quite frequently to know more & more about that wonderful place. Nice excuse, eh ? ;)

Till my visit there, I knew of Goa as a place of beautiful beaches, churches, Goan food & music and some carnivals. Today, I’ll tell you something unique about this beautiful city of India which I was not aware of.

To experience a new place, I generally make it a point to travel at least once in the local mode of transport. So that day was a ‘bus day’. Nothing unusual happened there but after a tired day when I was getting down from the state run bus at a bus stop, I was suddenly overwhelmed to hear 5-6 male voices calling out “Welcome sister, welcome sister”.

Ahaa ! What luck ! So many brothers in an unknown city !! They were all on motorcycles. I was beaming with joy errr… confusion. Before I could happily hug them like a long lost sister in a mela (fair), I was pulled back to senses by telling me that they were “pilots”.
Pilots on motorcycles ???
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Damn it!!! Why can’t Delhi has a beach ? If you haven’t found your love for nature, you probably haven’t been to Goa ever. Holiday in Goa is the perfect prescription for romantic married life. “A Goa an year, keeps you near” (pls to forgive the shayari) .

Having been to Goa four times in last two years, we can’t seem to get enough of Goa. Incidentally, our visit to Goa had always been timed for monsoon season which is certainly not the best time to visit Goa if you are interested in water sports, but a must visit if you are a nature person.

The plush greens, the rains, the dark sea and the violent waves mesmerizes the most stone hearted soul.

This time around, we chose to stay at south Goa to stay away from the crowd and enjoy the lonely beaches.
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