Ghost of christalina in the haunted tree

There are many haunted places in goa. Saligao village is one of the

most haunted places in Goa. this village is haunted by the ghost of 

lady called christalina on

infamous banyan tree and people instructed their children not to

go towards it.

This belief got strong by an incident that took place

between 61 years ago.

A story of very long before. A distance of 15 KM from Panaji

, Saligao was a pleasant village then. Everything was different

before 70 years compared to now. For more before that time, a

Banyan tree was so infamous for evil haunting. According to local

folklore the tree was possessed by the spirit before they

remember. The ghost was known as Christalina's ghost. All the

time people there used to avoid the place.

tourist at haunted banyan tree

In 1952, famous Saligao-Pilerne Seminary was then under

construction. Padre Inácio Lourenço Pereira was appointed as the

supervisor.

A few weeks later, some days after the inauguration of Saligao

Seminary, in a Sunday morning in January 1953, Padre Lourenço

was missing at St Anne. He walked on the Seminary road as usual.

When he didn't return till night, Padre's helping hand Frank and

others started searching for him. They found him unconscious and

flat on the ground and having face into the mud. Where he was

found, just near the haunted Banyan tree. They saved him and

carried him in his house. A priest came to help Padre. After that

Padre became speechless and motionless for almost four days.

Frank and his workers fixed a cross in a branch of the tree. After

that Padre was talking in Konkoni language and in female voice

sometimes he was just shouting 'Christalina'. Rumors spread in

rapid pace with various ways. People became very scared as they

know Padre was possessed by Christalina' ghost.

He was admitted to hospital and from there he was sent to

Portugal and never returned again.

In 1957 horizontal part found as missing from the cross on the branch of the tree. Rumours started again as Christalina's

ghost came again. The site is believed to haunt till date.

People their practice many religious rituals in the Christian and Hindu way to please the spirit of Christalina.