The place is named after Dona Paula Amaral Antónia de Souto Maior, a historical figure in Portuguese India.

[citation needed] A large part of the Hindi movie Ek Duuje Ke Liye was shot here, popularising the place further.

The idyllic rocky tourist attraction lies at the spot where the Mandovi and the Zuari rivers meet and flow into the Arabian Sea at a distance of 1 km from this point.

The Wheel of Ashoka is in the middle half, buried in stone, to represent the ancient culture, that nurtured this blend of ideas and emotions.

[4] While in the book 'Walking in Goa' published by Heta Pandit, it is said that the Baroness had actually sculpted statues of philosopher Robert Knox and his wife because she admired him.