History
The arrival of the Portuguese brought Christianity. Hindu temples were destroyed,churches built in their places. Hindus were denied any rights. These included rights to hold property,rights of worship and carrying on their rituals including the right to cremate their dead. In the 16th century most Hindus fled the Portuguese territories to the territories held by the Hindu rajas of Sonde and the Canara and Malabar Coast where significant communities of Konkani Goan Hindus still survive until today.Very few Hindus continued to exist in the Portuguese held Velha conquistas. With the passage of time and the liberalisation of the Portuguese religious laws, Hindus were finally able to rebuild some of their temples in Old Goa. The capture of the Nova conquistas with its large Hindu populace happened in the 18th century when the religious zeal of the Portuguese had dampened. Hindus were thus able to rebuild the temples of their Gods in the Nova conquistas albeit in a very inconspicuous manner. The Liberation of Goa saw the return of religious freedom for Hindus and Hinduism flourished in Goa. Currently 65.68% of the Goan populace adhere to Hinduism.
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