Quelossim

Quelossim
Village
Quelossim Location in Goa, India Show map of Goa Quelossim Quelossim (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15°24′N73°56′E / 15.400°N 73.933°E / 15.400; 73.933
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GA
Website	goa.gov.in

Quelossim is a village in Mormugao taluka, South Goa, India. The village was known as Kardalipura in ancient times and had a temple dedicated to the Hindu mother-goddess Shantadurga which was shifted to Kavale 450 years ago when the Portuguese demolished the shrine as a part of the inquisition. ^[1] The original temple was destroyed during the religious persecution period circa 1566. A small shrine is under a large banyan tree, and the area is protected by the Directorate of Archives and Archaeology, Government of Goa. ^[2]

The Konkani poet Krishnadas Shama hailed from this village. ^[3] Quelossim was also known as Kelshi and Keloshi, with the villagers being called Keloshikars.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 188. ISBN   978-81-250-1453-9.
2. Sardesai, Sanjeev V (29 February 2020). "The Jatra of Sri Shantadurga, Kavlem". The Navhind Times . Retrieved 29 February 2020.^{[ dead link ]}
3. Vaz, J. Clement (1997). Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present. Concept Publishing Company. p. 248. ISBN   978-81-7022-619-2.