539:
551:
29:
978:
563:
987:
527:
138:
has further increased the Hindu population resident in Goa. Traditions of ethnic Goan Hindus after 1961 include festivals with processions wherein the deities are taken from the newly built temples in the Novas
Conquistas to their original sites in the Velhas Conquistas. In 2022, the Goa government
130:
and the rest of the world, and corresponding immigration of non-Goan labour from India to work in mines in 1950s led to Hindus eventually becoming the majority of people residing in Goa by the 1960 census carried out by the
Portuguese.
595:
588:
311:
581:
451:
966:
275:
407:
944:
1216:
959:
321:
476:
381:
354:
952:
1157:
1147:
778:
573:
1167:
1006:
1001:
668:
517:
1041:
673:
1061:
1269:
1126:
1096:
683:
255:
227:
1021:
1182:
1177:
1121:
1243:
1198:
1152:
1131:
1066:
111:
1046:
427:
1111:
640:
1116:
1036:
1172:
1101:
1076:
1051:
881:
678:
1016:
492:
1086:
151:
139:
announced plans for reconstruction of temples destroyed during the early colonial
Portuguese regime.
1081:
1071:
1031:
923:
861:
845:
147:
143:
1106:
1091:
1056:
725:
263:
259:
211:
192:
509:
1228:
1162:
1011:
982:
871:
741:
472:
377:
350:
135:
119:
79:
371:
344:
660:
280:
231:
207:
123:
71:
63:
1211:
902:
876:
814:
699:
635:
543:
531:
223:
215:
183:
1233:
1223:
1203:
933:
866:
555:
408:"Who belongs to Goa? This question resurfaces as the State battles the raging pandemic"
452:"Goa's Own Gyanvapis: Govt To Reconstruct Temples Destroyed During Portuguese Regime?"
126:, which came under Portuguese rule later, remained majority Hindu. Goan emigration to
1263:
1238:
127:
897:
762:
709:
645:
608:
604:
567:
290:
285:
28:
98:. According to the 2011 census, in a population of 1,458,545 people, 66.08% were
1248:
824:
162:
538:
134:
The massive influx of non-Goan immigrants from other states of India since the
550:
196:
188:
829:
466:
412:
316:
219:
907:
794:
239:
199:, who is regarded to have been vanquished on the day before Deepavali by
91:
55:
804:
200:
83:
468:
Hindu-Catholic
Encounters in Goa: Religion, Colonialism, and Modernity
834:
799:
650:
620:
174:
977:
928:
839:
819:
809:
746:
704:
612:
251:
235:
166:
158:
115:
99:
75:
170:
948:
577:
616:
95:
986:
187:
as it is called by Goan Hindus is a major festival in Goa.
146:
is still a major factor among Goan Hindus, the egalitarian
320:(published 26 August 2015). 29 March 2016. Archived from
428:"Goa Language, Religion And Culture | Goa Travel Guide"
515:
276:
Villages and
Agraharas in Goa and their ancient names
1191:
1140:
994:
916:
890:
854:
787:
771:
755:
734:
718:
692:
659:
628:
195:in the temples and with the burning of effigies of
45:
35:
396:Rajesh Ghadge (2015), The story of Goan Migration.
169:) besides those of other deities. The festival of
258:of Goa, with 76.06% of the total population of
376:. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 67–68.
960:
589:
94:is the majority religion of people living in
8:
21:
967:
953:
945:
596:
582:
574:
349:. Concept Publishing Company. p. 60.
373:Goa Through the Ages: An economic history
346:Goa Through the Ages: An economic history
1158:Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
206:The Goan Hindu community is composed of
522:
303:
191:is celebrated with the lighting of the
157:Goan Hindus celebrate the festival of
20:
493:"Population by Religious communities"
250:The majority of Indian residents are
7:
177:in Goa and celebrated with gaiety.
154:has helped to a perceived degree.
122:became Catholic by the 1700s. The
14:
985:
976:
561:
549:
537:
525:
27:
406:Menezes, Vivek (15 May 2021).
312:"India's religions by numbers"
1:
779:Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu
629:Maratha and associated groups
370:Teotonio R. De Souza (1990).
343:Teotonio R. De Souza (1990).
230:(Chardos). Other castes are
471:. Indiana University Press.
1148:Andaman and Nicobar Islands
669:Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins
1286:
674:Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmins
684:Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
228:Konkan Kshatriya Marathas
50:
40:
26:
465:Henn, Alexander (2014).
16:Ancient tradition in Goa
1199:Assamese-Bengali Hindus
432:www.goaexperience.co.uk
112:Christianisation of Goa
679:Gaud Saraswat Brahmins
641:Gomantak Maratha Samaj
882:Mangalorean Catholics
510:"The Goa Inquisition"
1244:South Indian Hindus
1217:Hindu-Muslim tribes
924:Caste system in Goa
862:Bombay East Indians
846:Siddis of Karnataka
148:Indian constitution
144:Caste system in Goa
23:
726:Chitpavan Brahmins
646:Naik Maratha Samaj
324:on 10 January 2016
212:Chitpavan Brahmins
152:affirmative action
150:and the resulting
114:, over 90% of the
1257:
1256:
1168:Jammu and Kashmir
1141:Union Territories
1007:Arunachal Pradesh
983:Hinduism in India
942:
941:
872:Karwari Catholics
512:by A. K. Priolkar
478:978-0-253-01287-6
383:978-81-7022-259-0
356:978-81-7022-259-0
234:, Vaishya Vanis,
208:Saraswat Brahmins
136:Annexation of Goa
120:Velhas Conquistas
106:History and roots
89:
88:
1277:
1042:Himachal Pradesh
989:
981:
980:
969:
962:
955:
946:
917:Related articles
598:
591:
584:
575:
566:
565:
564:
554:
553:
542:
541:
530:
529:
528:
521:
497:
496:
489:
483:
482:
462:
456:
455:
448:
442:
441:
439:
438:
424:
418:
417:
403:
397:
394:
388:
387:
367:
361:
360:
340:
334:
333:
331:
329:
308:
281:Konkani Brahmins
232:Bhandari (caste)
218:and rest of the
124:Novas Conquistas
36:Total population
31:
24:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1274:
1270:Hinduism in Goa
1260:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1212:Kashmiri Hindus
1187:
1136:
990:
975:
973:
943:
938:
912:
903:Konkani Muslims
886:
877:Koli Christians
855:Roman Catholics
850:
815:Gauda and Kunbi
783:
767:
751:
730:
714:
688:
655:
624:
602:
572:
562:
560:
548:
536:
526:
524:
516:
506:
504:Further reading
501:
500:
491:
490:
486:
479:
464:
463:
459:
450:
449:
445:
436:
434:
426:
425:
421:
405:
404:
400:
395:
391:
384:
369:
368:
364:
357:
342:
341:
337:
327:
325:
310:
309:
305:
300:
272:
248:
226:along with the
224:Marathi Brahmin
216:Karhade Brahmin
184:Ganesh festival
108:
66:
58:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1283:
1281:
1273:
1272:
1262:
1261:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1234:Punjabi Hindus
1231:
1226:
1224:Marathi Hindus
1221:
1220:
1219:
1209:
1206:
1204:Bengali Hindus
1201:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1144:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1062:Madhya Pradesh
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
1002:Andhra Pradesh
998:
996:
992:
991:
974:
972:
971:
964:
957:
949:
940:
939:
937:
936:
934:Konkani people
931:
926:
920:
918:
914:
913:
911:
910:
905:
900:
894:
892:
888:
887:
885:
884:
879:
874:
869:
867:Goan Catholics
864:
858:
856:
852:
851:
849:
848:
843:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
791:
789:
785:
784:
782:
781:
775:
773:
769:
768:
766:
765:
759:
757:
753:
752:
750:
749:
744:
738:
736:
732:
731:
729:
728:
722:
720:
716:
715:
713:
712:
707:
702:
696:
694:
690:
689:
687:
686:
681:
676:
671:
665:
663:
657:
656:
654:
653:
648:
643:
638:
632:
630:
626:
625:
603:
601:
600:
593:
586:
578:
571:
570:
558:
546:
534:
514:
513:
505:
502:
499:
498:
484:
477:
457:
443:
419:
398:
389:
382:
362:
355:
335:
302:
301:
299:
296:
295:
294:
288:
283:
278:
271:
268:
262:and 53.34% of
256:both districts
247:
244:
107:
104:
87:
86:
48:
47:
43:
42:
41:962,640 (2011)
38:
37:
33:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1282:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1239:Sindhi Hindus
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1229:Nepali Hindus
1227:
1225:
1222:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1190:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1139:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1127:Uttar Pradesh
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
997:
993:
988:
984:
979:
970:
965:
963:
958:
956:
951:
950:
947:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
921:
919:
915:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
895:
893:
889:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
859:
857:
853:
847:
844:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
792:
790:
786:
780:
777:
776:
774:
770:
764:
761:
760:
758:
754:
748:
745:
743:
740:
739:
737:
733:
727:
724:
723:
721:
717:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
691:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
666:
664:
662:
658:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
633:
631:
627:
622:
618:
614:
610:
609:social groups
606:
605:Ethnic groups
599:
594:
592:
587:
585:
580:
579:
576:
569:
559:
557:
552:
547:
545:
540:
535:
533:
523:
519:
511:
508:
507:
503:
494:
488:
485:
480:
474:
470:
469:
461:
458:
453:
447:
444:
433:
429:
423:
420:
415:
414:
409:
402:
399:
393:
390:
385:
379:
375:
374:
366:
363:
358:
352:
348:
347:
339:
336:
323:
319:
318:
313:
307:
304:
297:
292:
289:
287:
284:
282:
279:
277:
274:
273:
269:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
245:
243:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
204:
202:
198:
194:
193:deepastambhas
190:
186:
185:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
155:
153:
149:
145:
140:
137:
132:
129:
128:British India
125:
121:
117:
113:
105:
103:
101:
97:
93:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
44:
39:
34:
30:
25:
22:Hindus in Goa
19:
1249:Tamil Hindus
1208:Dalit Hindus
1026:
1022:Chhattisgarh
898:Goan Muslims
763:Vaishya Vani
719:Konkanasthas
710:Bhatt Prabhu
487:
467:
460:
446:
435:. Retrieved
431:
422:
411:
401:
392:
372:
365:
345:
338:
326:. Retrieved
322:the original
315:
306:
293:Mud Festival
291:Chikhal Kalo
286:Caste in Goa
249:
246:Demographics
205:
182:
178:
156:
141:
133:
109:
90:
67:
59:
51:
18:
1192:Communities
1183:Pondicherry
1178:Lakshadweep
1132:West Bengal
1122:Uttaranchal
1067:Maharashtra
328:6 September
163:Shantadurga
110:Due to the
68:Also spoken
1153:Chandigarh
1112:Tamil Nadu
437:2021-05-14
298:References
220:Daivadnyas
197:Narakasura
173:is called
142:While the
52:Liturgical
1102:Rajasthan
1077:Meghalaya
1052:Karnataka
1047:Jharkhand
830:Komarpant
742:Daivadnya
735:Daivadnya
661:Saraswats
413:The Hindu
317:The Hindu
264:South Goa
260:North Goa
189:Deepavali
46:Languages
1264:Category
1087:Nagaland
908:Nawayath
795:Bhandari
693:Karhades
619:and the
544:Religion
532:Hinduism
270:See also
92:Hinduism
80:Gujarati
56:Sanskrit
1117:Tripura
1082:Mizoram
1072:Manipur
1037:Haryana
1032:Gujarat
805:Dhangar
772:Prabhus
756:Vaishya
700:Karhade
636:Maratha
556:Society
518:Portals
242:, etc.
201:Krishna
179:Chavath
118:in the
84:Kannada
72:Marathi
64:Konkani
1173:Ladakh
1107:Sikkim
1097:Punjab
1092:Odisha
1057:Kerala
995:States
842:(Mhar)
835:Madval
800:Chamar
788:Others
705:Padhye
651:Kharvi
623:region
621:Konkan
613:tribes
475:
380:
353:
240:Gaudas
236:Kunbis
175:Shigmo
60:Native
1163:Delhi
1017:Bihar
1012:Assam
929:Goans
891:Islam
840:Mahar
820:Gavli
810:Gabit
747:Shett
568:India
252:Hindu
167:Durga
159:Shiva
116:Goans
100:Hindu
76:Hindi
825:Koli
611:and
473:ISBN
378:ISBN
351:ISBN
330:2017
222:and
171:Holi
161:and
1027:Goa
617:Goa
615:of
254:in
181:or
96:Goa
1266::
607:,
430:.
410:.
314:.
266:.
238:,
214:,
210:,
203:.
102:.
82:,
78:,
74:,
70::
62::
54::
968:e
961:t
954:v
597:e
590:t
583:v
520::
495:.
481:.
454:.
440:.
416:.
386:.
359:.
332:.
165:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
