Fonseca was subsequently condemned by other Goan Catholics for his anti-Catholic paintings and he left Goa for Pune; he had repeatedly depicted the Virgin Mary as a Hindu woman wearing a sari and a bindi.
He carved on wood and slate, illustrated scrolls, assembled stained glass, etched wax drawings, made pencil sketches, and decorated baked clay.
He created over 1000 watercolours, murals and oil paintings in places such as St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai; Jnana Deepa, Institute of Philosophy and Theology in Pune; Rachol Seminary in Goa, etc.
He was criticized by the Parish Priest in his native village of Santo Estêvão, because he had painted the Virgin Mary as a Hindu woman in a sari with a bindi.
[2] Fonseca moved to Pune (then called Poona) in 1931, practicing his art at the Anglican Christa Prema Seva Ashram where he created many works.