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Thank you Venantius! As far as I know Sanctuary was not used in Goa, maybe the Pe. Jose Vaz in Sancoale? Hardly an expert but I too like languages. Having lived in a village practically my entire with continuous interaction with my co villagers the Konkani I speak is good. Warm wishes Sonia

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Heard, Sonia. Just before the road turns to enter Batim, on the way towards Agacaim, there is a roofed 'chapel'/shrine, I have seen a few similar others. I guess the word sanctuario is not used in Goa, or never was?! I believe and not to argue but gotto perhaps was unwittingly employed

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Thanks Sonia and Venantius.. I too go the same with you being a Goan brought up in Mumbai.. Yes Venantius, the cribs in Mumbai churches were awesome of those years ..My parish was St. Ignatius Church at Jacob Circle at Saat Rasta.. Big cribs and also cribs inside the stars to across the road

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Thank you Venantius, it is just a small intervention. As I said small roadside shrines in our village are called Khuris, regardless of which saint is in the small niche. I think it is all over Salcete. Grotto is very new and called grotto no translation! Warm wishes Sonia On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 at

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Hello Sonia, Appreciate your intervention. All helps when done in grace. vjp Virus-free. www.avg.com

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The Konkani word for chapel as we know is kopel (NOT Kopal), previously/ "copel." Kopal is the forehead! Chapel > Portuguese Capela > Capilla Spanish. There a large chapels too. For example Capela de Livramento Benaulim, In Benaulim most of the Chapels are large. Roadside chapels would be

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Worth interacting with Vavraddeancho Ixtt, Pilar, or TSKK, Porvorim! The Konkani word for chapel as we know is kopel (NOT Kopal), previously/ "copel." In the earlier orthography there was no "k," along with a couple of other letters. In any case Kopal is a first for me. Perhaps gone under my

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I need help. I do not want to cross swords with the Clergy in Goaland. The Clergy can have a big say about a Kopal .the edifice can also be used to collect funds. There is a great deal of difference between a Chapel or KOPAL and what in English is called a Grotto .I have no idea what the