Ancestral Goa. Loutolim, Goa, India.

RECEPTION
History beckons the visitor to an era - a century past, where time stands still and page after page in life size structures and statues turn testimony to the Goan cultural and traditional heritage. A vintage reproduction of Goa - as it existed under the colonial ambiance yet still retaining a checkered flavour of originality, Ancestral Goa - a museum of a mock - up village flanked by lush parkland, welcomes you.

A visitor been welcomed by performing the traditional
'Aarti'

Graceful swans charm the entrance to the reception. Elephants carrying flowered pillars with multi-hued and decorated beams deck the entryway. A spacious room redolent of the Goan - Portuguese aura replete with a palanquin, sepia-toned photographs, domed lamps and a designed marble floor feeds one the anticipation of a moment when a whole treasure in the book of history will unfold. The traditional 'aarti' is performed as part of the greeted welcome by a sari-clad goan girl.

PARASHURAM, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, Parashuram shot the legendary arrow into the bosom of the Indian Ocean resulting in the emotive paradise known as Goa. The visitor is treated to a sight of Parashuram at the entrance itself, all ready with the proverbial bow & arrow.

One step out of the high- ceilinged entrance, sporting a "punkah" and one moves into a landscape spread over a gently rolling hill where tiled steps lead to "Demo" (the caretaker of the landlord's property).

The voyage of the discovery of the past has begun as you move further up the path.

H O M E
Ancestral Goa,
Loutolim, Goa, India.
phone: 91 - 832 - 777034, 750430
fax : 91 - 832 - 750401

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