‘Shiva Village’
From S(h)iva or Skt: siṃha, ‘lion‘; and Kan: halli/valli →oli, ‘village’.
The modern riverside town has dozens of churches and chapels – but no Shiva temple and no lions.

St. Anthony’s Church, Siolim Andrey Fedoseev
‘Shiva Village’
From S(h)iva or Skt: siṃha, ‘lion‘; and Kan: halli/valli →oli, ‘village’.
The modern riverside town has dozens of churches and chapels – but no Shiva temple and no lions.
St. Anthony’s Church, Siolim Andrey Fedoseev