PANAJI: The Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa will be closed for tourists, visitors, pilgrims, and devotees for a month from September 5 onwards, on account of urgent and major restoration work.
"The closure of the Basilica during this period has been necessitated by the urgent need of restoration of the wooden altars that have termite and wood borrowing insects, which have been creating havoc for some years. If not treated, it will cause irreparable damage to the wooden structures and statutes on the Altars,” said Fr Patricio Fernandes SJ, Rector of the Bom Jesus Basilica.
