Quelossim

Quelossim is a village in Mormugao taluka, South Goa, India. The village was known as Kardalipura in ancient times and had a beautiful temple dedicated to the Mother-Goddess Shri Shantadurga and Shri Kavale Math 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 built by a Goud Saraswat Brahman trader Anu Shenvi Mone, but was destroyed during the religious persecution period around 1566 AD. Today the exact location can be accessed from NH66 via Kesarval Spring en route to Rassaim or Loutolim, where there are some architectural ruins, in the form of the original temple lake. A small modern day shrine is seen under a huge banyan tree, at the end of this route property owned and maintained by Shree Shantadurga Saunsthan, Kavale and this area is protected by the Directorate of Archives and Archaeology, Government of Goa.^[2]

Quelossim
Village
Quelossim Location in Goa, India Show map of Goa Quelossim Quelossim (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 15°24′N 73°56′E
Country	India
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Languages
• Official	Konkani
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GA
Website	goa.gov.in

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

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.
3. Vaz, J. Clement (1997). Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present. Concept Publishing Company. p. 248. ISBN 978-81-7022-619-2.