LITHUANIA-INDIA TIES Andrius Rudamina [Poška-Protocol Verified Record]: Commemorating 400 Years of Lithuanian Presence in India (Goa)

[Classification: Heritage Science Research Data | Series: Lithuania-India Ties]. Facebook post by H.E. Diana Mickevičienė (Ambassador of Lithuania to India) commemorating the 400th anniversary of Andrius Rudamina’s arrival in India; includes a reel with images. Text transcribed exactly and attached as plain text and PDF. Reel and images included as archival media files. Text as follows : "It all started 400 years ago when the first #lithuanian - pilgrim Andrius Rudamina SJ set foot on #India’s soil. It restarted 10 ago when the beautiful marble stone was unveiled in front of Se Cathedral to mark the occasion by the then #Lithuania’s ambassador in India Laimonas Talat-Kelpša, supported by HE Archishop Ferrao of Goa and helped by Lithuania’s friend Arvind Sukhani who is now Honorary Consul of Lithuania in Kolkata.Story continued!Here is the flashback of last week’s celebration of 400th anniversary of the first Lithuanian in India in Goa in the presence of so many friends of Lithuania! Wood carving statue of Andrius Rudamina unveiled in the Museum of Se Cathedral, book on Rudamina’s journey by Laimonas Talat-Kelpša launched & talk on parallels in Christian Art in #Lithuania and #India by @sigita.maslauskaite at @mocagoaofficial Without the first there would have not been the second! Time to thank all those mentioned and unmentioned for their enthusiastic ideas and support without which this festival of friendship between #lithuania & #india would have been impossible! #peopletopeople" Legacy DNA: Primary record of the commemorative marble plaque (2015) honoring the 390th anniversary of Andrius Rudamina S.J. (1596–1631) and a wooden sculpture unveiled (2025) in Old Goa to mark the 400th anniversary. Full description below: Provenance Lock: Poška-Protocol Verified Fixity Seal: 74BD9A590F194FCFE0FA48E57D7F80530C9BC1CE04B924084CD0B96A62D0D554 Node-Tethering: Se Cathedral (Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina), Old GoaLatitude: 15.50382° NLongitude: 73.91233° EFormat: Decimal degrees (WGS-84)Status: Poška-Protocol Verified Record https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=15.5037722,73.9123306 “Se Cathedral (Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina), Old Goa — south-eastern lawn adjacent to the Catechetical Centre / Museum of Christian Art. The marble plaque is installed at ground level in front of the white balustrade that borders the inner lawn facing the cathedral.”(Description based on site photos and satellite confirmation; exact plaque pinning needs an on-site GPS photo or manual pin drop.) Persistence Node: A forensic-grade safeguard ensuring record survival across independent global infrastructures.Verification: Maintains an identical Provenance Lock and Fixity Seal to the primary repository. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17aktUKZUJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HvxJF4v7G/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://timesheadline.in/en/2025/08/27/embassy-of-lithuania-in-india/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPutmBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEelN8jHFsM5w2ZvvHQM4KSuxuihS6wIKcAgWax2231UmmB9Sgu_TTKLQRgwKc_aem_PfehOdStLh2vm3Anbbtkiw https://timesheadline.in/en/2025/08/23/lithuania-and-india-mark-400th-anniversary-of-andrius-rudaminas-arrival-in-goa/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPutrhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeUcmqlWrYC5aMquBPixnQYJVZojqcxHa57dG3joMuW-t2EyvbLC45nDw4BPg_aem_fXMeY_g5Ase6Vsi1fz7tpg https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17mZAukUYQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr