Whether we’re talking about bodhisattvas in Buddhism, Alvars in Vaishnavism, Nayanars in Shaivism, or pirs in Islam, all South Asian religions have their own version of the ideal devotee, worshipped as saints. In densely Catholic places like Goa, the calendar is marked and built around the celebration of the feast days of saints.

In today’s episode of The Altar of Time, we'll look at the images of two saints, both believed to be blood relatives of Jesus Christ, from the collection of the Museum of Christian Art. We’ll see how the rituals and traditions surrounding their feast days shape Goan Catholic culture.