Adpai’s River of Ganeshas: A Village, Seventeen Families, One Immersion On the fifth day of Chovoth—Goa’s beloved Ganesh Chaturthi—the quiet village of Adpai in Ponda taluka awakens to a spectacle both intimate and grand. From early morning, families begin arriving from across Goa, returning to their ancestral homes. By evening, the narrow village […]
Cumbarjua’s Sangodd: Goa’s Riverine Ganesh Ritual
Cumbarjua’s Sangodd: Goa’s Riverine Ganesh Ritual On the seventh day of Ganesh Chaturthi, the usually tranquil banks of the Cumbarjua canal — a quiet waterway edged by mangroves and old riverine homes — transform into the stage for one of Goa’s most distinctive immersion ceremonies. Known locally as the Sangodd, the ritual sees […]