▁Ald ona , ▁Go a , ▁where ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁Thomas . ▁She ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁equal - ar med ▁cross es ▁( st ill ▁found ▁all ▁over ▁Go a ▁today ) ▁without ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁Jesus ▁which ▁is ▁common ▁among ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Christians . ▁Mas car en has ▁himself ▁rec alls ▁that ▁the ▁H ind us ▁in ▁Go a ▁used ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁ 3 ▁July ▁( the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Thomas ▁the ▁Apost le ) ▁as ▁D uk ran a , ▁which ▁he ▁later ▁realized ▁as ▁somehow ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁' D uk ran a ' ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁mart yr dom ▁of ▁Thomas . ▁He ▁also ▁reports ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁Christian ▁and ▁H indu ▁' Th oms es ' ▁in ▁Kal yan pur am ▁near ▁Mang al ore , ▁probably ▁people ▁who ▁fled ▁or ▁migr ated ▁from ▁Go a . ▁Again , ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Go a ▁dated ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 5 4 2 , ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁arrival , ▁Francis ▁X avier ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁were ▁greatly ▁devoted ▁to ▁St . ▁Thomas . ▁According ▁to ▁Mas car en has , ▁this ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁Portuguese , ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁great ▁dev otion ▁to ▁Thomas ▁the ▁Apost le . ▁Yet ▁another ▁argument ▁is ▁that ▁Francis ▁X avier ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁Pope ▁be ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁a ▁pl en ary ▁indul gence ▁for ▁the ▁fe ast