I lived for a long time in Goa, though I am a Canadian. From my reading, I
associate the Lion sculpture (which I have seen oftentimes on gateposts and
house ornamentation in Goa Villages) with the *Kadamba Dynasty*. You
might try searching with such key words as *'Chandor' 'Kadamba'. *I
rather
Hi all,
I have also seen houses in Pernem built by Hindus that have lions at
the gates. Those that I noticed were constructed
in the era of Portuguese rule and must have been built by Landlords
and/or thoise occupying a high position in society.
Joseph
On 09-Nov-14 3:41 AM, Frederick
Frederick FN Noronha wrote:
What makes you believe so, Augusto? Is there a corelation both ways? I mean,
would all (or most) homes built by Africanders have lions at their gates, and
would all the homes with lions at their gates belong to Africanders?
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It is a
Thanks for the three responses to my question
There are stone lions on the gates of some Goan houses. In Moira I know of
at least 5 such houses. I think this motif signifies that it was built by
an Africander. I know for sure at least 2 of the Moira ones were. I've seen
the lions in other
(1): augusto pinto wrote: ...stone lions on the gates of some Goan
houses I think this motif signifies that it was built by an Africander.
Could anyone say whether I'm right or wrong?
(2): jc responded: You are wrong.
(3): augusto pinto noted: Thanks for the three responses to my
Augusto, you had asked whether you were 'right or wrong? What you wished
was some clarification but narrowed it to the binary right/wrong. Im future
it may help to move away from Binaries, and to to flesh out queries so
those who are able and willing to engage in specifics, are
The Assagao roulette as we walked down the street was my mother's
chant: They are from Kenya, they are in Tanganyika, this one is Uganda.
Few exceptions. From: augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com
Actually if people from the villages where such lions rest could simply
find
What makes you believe so, Augusto? Is there a corelation both ways? I
mean, would all (or most) homes built by Africanders have lions at their
gates, and would all the homes with lions at their gates belong to
Africanders?
From a rough estimate, it seems that only a few homes in any village have
Dear all,
There are stone lions on the gates of some Goan houses. In Moira I know of
at least 5 such houses. I think this motif signifies that it was built by
an Africander. I know for sure at least 2 of the Moira ones were. I've seen
the lions in other villages too.
Could anyone say whether I'm
On 6 November 2014 02:11, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all,
There are stone lions on the gates of some Goan houses. In Moira I know of at
least 5 such houses. I think this motif signifies that it was built by an
Africander. I know for sure at least 2 of the Moira ones were. I've
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