PANJIM, July 28 -- A major portion of the holy relics of St Queen Ketevan of Georgia remain preserved in the Archaeological Museum Velha Goa situated at Old Goa, even after a part of the relics were handed over to Georgia government earlier this month.

ASI Goa Circle assistant archaeologist (museum and under water archaeology wing) Dr Kishore Raghubans said one part of the relics were gifted to Georgia and that other portion of the relics have been preserved in the Archaeological Museum Velha Goa at Old Goa.

He said it was a good gesture by the Government of India to hand over the relics.

The handing over of relics of St Queen Ketevan to Georgia, by Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on July 2, came as a surprise to the peopl...