Quellosim

Quellosim
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Goa
District(s) South Goa
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Quellosim ( Konkani: केळशी ) is a village in Salcette Taluk, South Goa, India.This village was known as Kardalipura in ancient times and had wonderful temple dedicated to the mother-goddess Shantadurga which was shifted to Kavale when the Portuguese demolished the shrine as apart of inquisition. Prior to the Portuguese-era, Quellosim was a center of the Goud Saraswat Brahmins in Goa.[1] The famous Konkani poet Krishnadas Shama hailed from this village.[2]

Citations

References