Chinchinim
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Chinchinim चिंचोणें Chinchone |
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 Chinchinim
Chinchinim
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| Coordinates: 15°12′45″N 73°58′38″E / 15.21250°N 73.97722°ECoordinates: 15°12′45″N 73°58′38″E / 15.21250°N 73.97722°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Goa |
| District | South Goa |
| Sub-district | Salcete |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6 908 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 403715 |
Chinchinim (Konkani: चिंचोणें Chinchone) is a town in the Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, India.
Chinchinim is located at 15°12′52″N 73°58′32″E / 15.2145°N 73.9755°E. It has an elevation of 16 m (52 ft). It lies on the banks of the River Sal.
The name 'Chinchinim' is derived from 'Chinchinath', the local deity, from one of the four temples present in Chinchinim. These temples are said to be destroyed by the Portuguese in AD 1567. The other view is that the temples simply disappeared as the devotees converted to Christianity.
A church dedicated to St Anne was built in AD 1590 by the Jesuits. It was built by contributions from the Communidade of the village and the neighbouring villages. The church was burnt during the Muslim invasions, and the present Our Lady of Hope church was built in AD 1627, which was also burnt during the Maratha invasion in AD 1739. The repairs were done in the following years. Chinchinim also houses the Chapel of St Sebastian, frequented by people of all religions for the last century.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, there was a great plague in Goa, killing many in Chinchinim. A local doctor named Dr Miguel de Loiola Furtado or simply Dotor Minglu worked tirelessly to save as many lives as he could, but then, the flu hit the village, and his works seemed to be all in vain. At that time, he along with the Vicar of the church, got the Lumanaria started in homage to St Sebastian, where on each day, one group of Chinchinim residents would take the image of St Sebastian to their homes and accompany it back to the church square with great pomp and reverence.
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