Goa: After all the eating and drinking and the yearly salutation to King Momos (considered the King of Carnivals in numerous Latin American festivities) some of you may want to head to a chapel when in Goa. It’s called the ‘Reconciliation Chapel’ and is the first of its kind in Asia.

You don’t have to stand in a queue to confess your sins at the Chapel, situated 10 kilometres from Panaji. A priest is at hand from 0600 hrs (IST) in the morning till 1800 hrs (IST) in the evening.

“The number of people coming for confessions increases year by year. Ten priests used to sit from morning till evening to listen to the confessions. Then we thought of another place suitable for confessions where we can prepare people for confessions. We had to renovate the new place we chose,” says Vice-Postulator, Pillar complex, Fr Tony Fernandes.

The Chapel is conceptualised on the theme of 'reconciliation' which is an integral part of Christian living. Paintings narrating scenes from the Bible and the relationship between Jesus and the sinner are embedded on the Chapel's walls.

“The concept of reconciliation Chapel is very good. It’s a perfect place for reconciliation. There is perfect music playing in the background. The inscriptions written on the walls really give you a chance to speak out the sins that you have committed,” says a resident of Panaji, Remy Rebello.