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Besides the isolated Monte Hill Chapel of Our Lady of Piety, Moti Dongor is home to a host of other landmarks. So, after you have had a stop at the chapel, keep driving in the general upwards direction. The first landmark you would cross to your right is Goa Board of Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy, located inside the T.B. Hospital Campus. This is followed by T.B. Hospital itself. From here, you can get aerial views of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, that is Goa's largest and home to FC Goa soccer team. The woody uphill path straightens out just as you cross a morgue. Continuing on this road, you would cross a few more palatial houses before reaching a point where the road forks at the military supply depot. Turning right would take you back to the city while crossing the Judges Residential Campus, the Collector's Bungalow, Government's Rest House and a PWD office.
However, if you turn left, you would discover a lesser known face of Goa – irregular housing, that locals classify as slums, for a community of Muslim immigrants. This is a road less travelled and is worth the effort. It offers not just stunning views of the city from its peak characterized by a Cross, but also a chance to stop enroute Durga Mata Mandir, a relatively small Hindu temple and Mantralaya Shri Raghavendra Swamy Matha. It is worth to mention that the name of Margao city seems to have been derived from the Sanskrit name Mathagram, meaning a village with Matha, or a Hindu monastery. On Moti Dongor, you get to see one. When you reach the immigrant locality, it is best to park your vehicle and proceed on foot, crossing a mosque, another Hindu temple and a series of hutments to reach an open space that offers uninterrupted views of this sprawling city. The slum was in the eye of a storm until a few years ago for spiralling gang wars. Now though, things are in control. If you feel uncertain about entering the slum, you may return after seeing the Matha.
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