Goa

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Relaxing sound of sea waves on a Goan beach! Goa is the smallest but one of the most beautiful states in India. Goa is coastal paradise where people like to head out to as a way of beating the summer's heat.

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Santa Monica is the pride of Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. This luxury launch is built on twin hull and used for daily evening cruises on river Mandovi with 'live' cultural programmes performed by the best cultural troupes of Goa…

Chefs making Goan Pomfret Recheado at a restaurant in Goa, India. Ingredients: For the Masala 3 fresh Pomfrets 12 Garlic cloves 1 Inch Ginger chopped 1 tbsp Cumin seeds 3 Tamarind Pieces 2 Cinnamon sticks (about 1 inch each) 7 to 8 Pepperc…

Nutmeg and mace (known in India as jayphal / jayaphala and javitri) are grown in various parts including Kerala and Goa. They comprise a premium family of spices that are also used in Indian cooking.

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Tourists enjoy sunbathing and reading on a beach in Goa. As the sun reaches the western horizon, a local fisherman is scouting for a location for fishing.

Goa's beaches and an off-shoot of 1970's hippie culture.

In Paramotoring there is an addition of an engine to a paraglider. This gives it the ability to takeoff from a flat ground. The duration of flight will depend on the fuel and not ridge lift unlike in paragliding.

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Ore-laden barges in River Mandovi in Panjim, Goa The Goan economy is heavily dependent on the iron ore industry in so far as the major share of the regional income from the mineral industry and its allied activities like transport and trade…

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Para sailing is a popular water sport in Goa. If you would like to be up in the sky to get a feel of how it would be to fly than you should try out Para sailing.

Tide comes in on a calm evening, in Goa... And for a change, the crowds are absent! Goa offers relaxing views of beaches and coconut trees alike, apart from shanties, crowds, cheap food and booze! The origin of the city name Goa is unclear.…

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A prettier sight there is not to be found in all of Goa - sparkling white water lilies cover this pond in India.

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This is the beautiful Vagator Beach in North Goa. Thousands of people gets excited to be on this beach because it has dramatic red cliffs looking down on the shore and two fresh water springs within a stone's throw of the sea.

Sweet lassis, spicy curries, samosas, sitars, tablas, Bollywood soundtracks, techno-hippies in Goa and the ubiquitous grinning face of Shahrukh Khan. Every typical Indian cliché is true. And, yet, it's not.

Lara Dutta in red, at Goa press conference for movie Zinda

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Fort Aguada and its lighthouse is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea. The fort was constructed in 1612 to guard against the Dutch and the Marathas.

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Men selling fresh coconut water on the streets of Goa...... Goa is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population.

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Barge floats on the waters of Mandovi River in Goa, India. The Mandovi River, also known as Mahadayi or Mhadei river, is described as the lifeline of the state of Goa, India.

Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a motor on his back (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using an adapted paraglider or paramotor wing.

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The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.

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The Church of St. Francis of Assisi was built in 1661 by the Portuguese in the Portuguese Viceroyalty of India. The following is the information as seen on the plaque beside the Church of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Water lily (family Nymphaeaceae), any of 58 species in 6 genera of freshwater plants native to the temperate and tropical parts of the world.

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INS Sumitra is the fourth and last Saryu class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy, designed and constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited. It is the presidential yacht of India.

About 161 passengers, including seven crew members, had a narrow escape, when a Jet Airways flight from Goa airport skid off the runway, while aligning for take off.