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.
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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