{"id":6052,"date":"2024-02-12T07:05:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T07:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/?p=6052"},"modified":"2024-02-12T07:05:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T07:05:13","slug":"temples-forts-and-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/?p=6052","title":{"rendered":"Temples, Forts and Beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An afternoon trip out to visit a temple proved that men, after all, can look good in skirts. How? You may ask….. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Shanta Durga Mandir (above) is dedicated to Shantadurga Goddess and was built in 1738. The Shantadurga Goddess is a mediator between Gods Shiva (the Supreme Being in Hinduism) and Vishnu (The Preserver). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diane and I entered the Temple after covering our knees with a wrap we had previously brought with us. We had to purchase another to cover Di’s shoulders, \u00a31 later, fully covered, we entered. Met a lovely couple from London who were there for a blessing to help them find their perfect holiday home in Goa! Saw the gold and crystal chandeliers and the gifts left to the God’s whilst David and Graham sat outside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After exiting, we met up with David and Graham who were sitting outside chatting to a local. Graham decided he wanted to take a look inside so donned the wrap, and off he went. Very fetching indeed!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buddha Graham! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another day, we drove down the coast to an old hilltop Fort, Cabo de Rama, in use until the 1950s as a military Fort and subsequently a prison. Within the grounds is a small Chapel, the only remaining useable structure, but the walls and entrance gate are complete so it’s possible to walk all the way round. However, on this particular day, 35c sunshine meant we visited the main viewpoints only!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graham and Di in the shade of a banyan tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On one of the lookout towers <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some of the old cannons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fort Gate and walls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Further on down the road we stopped at a viewpoint and WOW, what a stop! A fully sustaining eco resort perched on the side of the hill, with individual thatched bedrooms leading down to a stunning beach, and a restaurant with amazing views! We checked out the prices and availability and not surprising, it was pricey and well booked up! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View from the restaurant. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Different! Rock face toilets! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bedrooms with Jacuzzis on the decks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fresh coffee and Twinings Teas!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An afternoon trip out to visit a temple proved that men, after all, can look good in skirts. How? You may ask….. The Shanta Durga Mandir (above) is dedicated to Shantadurga Goddess and was built in 1738. The Shantadurga Goddess is a mediator between Gods Shiva (the Supreme Being in Hinduism) and Vishnu (The Preserver). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5,4,86,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-churches","category-general","category-history","category-india","category-travel","post-preview"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000032835-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6052"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6090,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052\/revisions\/6090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samsonandsuzi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}