Largest Church in IndiaSe Cathedral in Old Goa is the largest church in
India. The original building was constructed of mud and stones and straw
and was erected in 1510 and was dedicated to St. Catherine. In 1538 the
church status was elevated to that of a Cathedral with the establishment
of the Diocese of Goa. The Cathedral as it stands today took 90 years to
be completed. The Portuguese viceroy, Dom Francisco Coutinho, the Count
of Redondo (1561-1564) commissioned its construction. The building work
began in 1562 and was completed in 1652. The height of Se Cathedral's
front piece including the cross is 115 2/3 feet and its breadth is 100
4/3 feet. The total length of the Cathedral is 250 feet and it breadth
id 181 1/3 feet. Externally, Se Cathedral is built in half Tuscan and
half Doric style, and internally it is built in the Mosaic-Corinthian
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Chyawanprash |
Gayatri Mantra |
Hookah |
Moksha |
Namaste |
Om |
Peepal Tree |
Rudraksha |
Swastik |
Tilak |
Tulsi Plant |
Karma |
Mounments: Ajanta
Ellora |
Iron Pillar |
Sarnath Lion Capital |
Taj Mahal |
Festivals: Diwali |
Durga Puja |
Kumbh Mela |
Onam |
Pongal |
Rakhi |
Cinema: Dadasaheb Phalke |
Kishore Kumar |
Mohammed Rafi |
Satyajit Ray |
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