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 Salcetesub-district.[2]
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 10km (6.2mi) from Margao, the headquarters of South Goa district. It has an average elevation of 32m (105ft)[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]
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Alan Machado (Prabhu) (1999), "Brahmins deeply read in the Vedas" [The Aryan Inheritance], Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians (Firsted.), Bangalore: I.J.A. Publications, pp.29–38, ISBN81-86778-25-X
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José Lourenço (2005), The Parish churches of Goa, Amazing Goa Publications
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