Loutolim

Loutolim or Loutulim (Konkani: Lottli pronounced:[lɔːʈlĩː], Portuguese: Loutulim) is a large village of South Goa district in the state of Goa, India.^[1] It is in the Salcete sub-district.^[2]

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Village
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Coordinates: 15.33°N 73.98°E / 15.33; 73.98
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Sub-district	Salcete
Past Country (1510 to 1961)	Portugal
Area
• Total	17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,121
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	403718
Vehicle registration	GA-08

History

According to a legend, Brahmins from northern India founded the settlement of Loutolim when they emigrated to Goa after the Saraswati River in their homeland dried up.^[3]

Beginning in the 1500s the Jesuits began the Christianization of Goa and in 1567 Diogo Rodrigues, the Portuguese captain of Rachol Fort, ordered the burning and destruction of all the temples in the village. Some Hindu villagers fled to territories governed by the Hindu King, the Sonde Raja, across the Zuari River with their idols, including the idol of Shri Ramnath in what was later known as the Novas Conquistas (New Conquests). Those who started in Loutolim became Christian. The Salvador do Mundo (Saviour of the World) church was built by the Jesuits in 1586 for local converts.^[4]

Ramnath, a Hindu deity with a temple in Loutolim.

The Saviour of the World church.

Location

Loutolim is located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from Margao, the headquarters of South Goa district. It has an average elevation of 32 m (105 ft)^[5] and is situated in Salcete. The river Zuari flows along one side of Loutolim and it is surrounded by the villages of Verna, Raia, Camorlim, Borim and Quelosim.^[6]

Religion

There is a Catholic church called the Saviour of the World, and a Hindu temple, the Sri Ramnath temple.^[6]

Notable sites

• Big Foot Museum is a museum and theme park.

Notable people

Mario Miranda (1926–2011): Indian cartoonist.^[7]

Gallery

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  Laterite sculpture of the poet, Mirabai at the Big foot museum.
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  The foot imprint at Big foot museum is often adorned with money.
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  The gate outside Big foot museum with the statue of a guarding soldier.
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  A typical roadside cross seen across Goa's villages and towns.
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  Front facade of Casa Araujo Alvares.
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  Church of the Saviour of the World
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  Statue of the Savior of the World located opposite the church
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  A very old Sluice located on the Loutolim-Rassiam road
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  Fields of Loutolim

See also

• Ramnathi
• Shenoy
• Portuguese India
• Raia