Photo art - St. Anthony’s Church, Siolim, Goa.

Photo art - St. Anthony’s Church, Siolim, Goa.

Chapora Fort, Chapora estuary, Siolim

Magnificent view of the range of Chapora Fort at the Chapora delta.

My earliest memories of visiting this place is my grandmother taking me as a young lad from Guirim to Siolim where she lived to spend summer holidays for a week or two. The highlights were going fishing with my uncle at high tide, picking shell fish - tisreo (clams), khube (shells) and kalvam (oysters) from the sea early in the morning, and going to the Siolim tinto to buy fresh vegetable and groceries.

Chapel at Siolim on the banks of the Chapora River

Nossa Senhora de Piedade Chapel

Guddem - Siolim

PICTURESQUE GOA

Cross opposite St. Anthony's Church

Siolim, Bardez,Goa.

Whatever your cross,
whatever your pain,
There will always be
sunshine after the rain,
Perhaps you may stumble,
 perhaps even fall,
But God is always there
to help you through it all.

St. Anthony's Church, Siolim, (Legend of the Statue of the Saint and the Snake)

Church of St. Anthony

Siolim, Bardez, Goa, India.

Legend of the Statue and the Snake 

Legend has it that in the early stages of the construction of the church dedicated to the Saint, a huge python snake every night destroyed whatever stone masonry that was laid during the day. This is believed to have repeatedly happened over a period of several days. Finally, one day, before winding up work for the night, the faithful workers placed a statue of St. Anthony at the site along with a noose at one end of a rope and the other tied to the hand of the statue. The very next morning they were surprised to find that the snake had placed its head into the noose thereby stopping to obstruct and hinder the work.

Bridge across the Chapora River, North Goa

Bridge across the Chapora River, North Goa,

From Siolim Bazaar to Chopdem

Down by the Chapora River, Siolim, Bardez, Goa

Down by the Chapora River, Goa, India