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The Goan Hindu Architectural style is different from the Portuguese-influenced style. Hindu houses have little colonial influence. Most of the big houses have a courtyard called as Rajangan in Konkani where a Tulasi Vrindavan is seen. A special place called a Soppo is often used for relaxing. Goan traditional Hindu houses have the following ...
A traditional Portuguese-influenced Goan Catholic home. Basilica of Bom Jesus, another example of Portuguese architecture. The traditional pre-Portuguese homes were inward-looking with small windows; this reflected the secluded role of women. The houses opened into courtyards, and rarely opened onto streets.
Miranda Mansion: One of the old Goan houses, owned by families such as the Mirandas are sometimes opened for public viewing. Casa Alvares: A large traditional Portuguese house of over 250 years which had been the home of a wealthy Portuguese family for several generations. The house contained many old home furnishings.
Goan Architecture is heavily influenced by Portuguese styles, a result of being a territory of Portugal for over 450 years. Houses influenced by Indian architecture were inward-looking with small windows and roofed with Mangalore tile. Houses were constructed with walls of wooden planks, mud, laterite brick, or stone. [49]
A house for sale by its owner. For sale by owner (FSBO) is the process of selling real estate without the representation of a broker or agent. This is where the homeowner sells directly to a new homeowner. Homeowners may still employ the services of marketing, online listing companies, but can also market their own property.
Goans (Romi Konkani: Goenkar, Portuguese: Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, who form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries.
The business and building are for sale. This County Street fixture for more than 30 years is a standout among Fall River's Portuguese restaurants. The business and building are for sale.
Many of the politicians elected to the government simultaneously run or influence major corporations and thus taking advantage of the peaceful Hindu-Goan culture, have legalised "black money" laundering through casinos and other anti-cultural activities like real-estate by non-local firms and deforestation with no regard for the environment ...