Pelourinho Novo
Neura, India
The Pelourinho Novo (lit. 'New Pillory'), also known as Hath Katro Khamb (lit. 'Hand-Cutting Pillar'), is a sixteenth-century black basalt pillory in Old Goa, located in the Indian coastal state of Goa. It acted as a symbolic civic marker and a focal point for official proceedings, where authorities
handled legal matters, issued formal announcements, and enforced penalties, including corporal punishment such as the whipping of offenders.
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- Churches and Convents of Goa monumenti · 0.5 km away
- Church of St. Francis of Assisi chiese · 0.5 km away
- Gate of St. Paul's College monumenti · 0.5 km away
- Se Cathedral chiese · 0.5 km away
- Saint Paul's College, Goa archeo · 0.5 km away
- St Catherine's Chapel, Old Goa chiese · 0.6 km away
- Arch of Viceroys monumenti · 0.7 km away