The Church of Our Lady of Remedios, Daman

Since neighboring Gujarat a dry state it is a popular belief that Daman caters to the need of thirsty Gujarathis. And rightfully so, because weekends see a huge inflow of crowd. City of Daman is mainly divided into two parts, Moti Daman (Moti in Gujarati means big) and Nani Daman (small) by Daman Ganga River. However, opposite to what name suggests Nani Daman is big and Moti Daman is small. Holding an old rustic charm Moti Daman houses a number of churches.

Our Lady of Remedios church was built by Rui De Mello De Sampaiyo, Governer and captain in 1607 A.D. The main alter is carved and gilded in 17th century engravings. One can see a statue of Jesus in the middle of a pyramid-shaped structure adjoining the church.

Evening mass was going when we arrived. A decent crowd was congregated. Apologetically we took a seat in the back. Sadly the mass was in English, not Portuguese. Secretly we had hoped it to be in Portuguese. No, we don't understand the language, but just for the fun of hearing a different language. Realization stuck as we write this that we have never heard Portuguese in our entire life. Before anyone can say Spanish, we know they are two different languages. As it was getting late we had to sneak ourselves out quietly. Because of this reason we couldn't click pictures of the interior.