Quelossim Explained

Quelossim
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Goa#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Goa, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Goa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:South Goa
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Konkani
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:GA

Quelossim is a village in Mormugao taluka, South Goa, India. The village was known as Kardalipura in ancient times and had a beautiful temple dedicated to the Mother-Goddess Shri Shantadurga and Shri Kavale Math which was shifted to Kavale 450 years ago when the Portuguese demolished the shrine as a part of the inquisition.[1] The original temple was built by a Goud Saraswat Brahman trader Anu Shenvi Mone, but was destroyed during the religious persecution period around 1566 AD. Today the exact location can be accessed from NH66 via Kesarval Spring en route to Rassaim or Loutolim, where there are some architectural ruins, in the form of the original temple lake. A small modern day shrine is seen under a huge banyan tree, at the end of this route property owned and maintained by Shree Shantadurga Saunsthan, Kavale and this area is protected by the Directorate of Archives and Archaeology, Government of Goa.[2]

The Konkani poet Krishnadas Shama hailed from this village.[3] Quelossim was also known as Kelshi and Keloshi, with the villagers being called Keloshikars.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mukherjee, Sujit . A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850 . 1998 . Orient Blackswan . 978-81-250-1453-9 . 188 . en.
  2. News: Sardesai. Sanjeev V. The Jatra of Sri Shantadurga, Kavlem. February 29, 2020. The Navhind Times. February 29, 2020.
  3. Book: Vaz, J. Clement . Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present . 1997 . Concept Publishing Company . 978-81-7022-619-2 . 248 . en.