Countless bays and beaches dot the western coast of the Indian subcontinent. A 50 to 100 km wide coastal belt, rich in water and fertile soil streches from Gujarat, Maharahstra, Goa towards Karnataka. Their inhabitants call it Konkan, their language is Konkani

Coastal roads are narrow, but shaded with palmtrees

Ruins of an old Maratha-Fort in Revdanda

Coconut plucker

Trashing of rice in a village

Women chat at the well

The streets of Old Goa still wear a Portugese look

Christian monastery and church in Old Goa

The grave of St. Xavier

Fleemarket at Anjuna beach