// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Orlim a limb?
Orlim is a village situated in Goa, India. It is part of the Salcete taluka sub-district and is surrounded by the villages of Varca and Carmona.[1] It is located about 10 km from the town of Margao and about 45 km from the capital city of Panjim.
It was a village of Chardos. Those belonging to the village were the first ones in Salcete, among their caste, to be converted. It consisted of five Vangors (Clans) of the Chard class. There were old Gaunkars with the surname Naik.[citation needed]
Religion
[edit]Ancient Temples
[edit]Source:[2]
- Gotimosor (Gauthameshwar?)
- Purush Kucumba
- Vancadeva
- Maissasor (Mhaishasur?)
- Narayna
Current Temples
[edit]- Vitthal Rakhumai Temple
Churches & Chapels
[edit]- St. Michael the Archangel (São Miguel, Arcanjo) - Built 1568, rebuilt 1590.[3]
- Santa Cruz Chapel
- Our Lady of Rosary Chapel
Schools
[edit]- St. Pius X Convent High School, (PBVM), Orlim, Goa[citation needed]
Places of Interest
[edit]- St. Michael Community Bridge
- Village Panchayat Orlim
Notable people
[edit]- Cardinal Oswald Gracias [citation needed]
- Jose Inacio de Loyola, Politician, Journalist, Activist [citation needed]
- Clara Dias, Actress & Singer [citation needed]
Gallery
[edit]
Saint Michael the Archangel Church
Orlim Panchayat
References
[edit]- ↑ "Primary Census Abstract Indicators Search upto town / village level". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ Gomes Pereira, Rui (2020). GOA - Hindu Temples and Deities (2nd ed.). Goa: Broadway Publishing House. p. 104. ISBN 9789384298050.
- ↑ Lourenço, José (2011). The Parish Churches of Goa (2nd ed.). Goa: Broadway Publishing House. p. 126. ISBN 9789380837192.