The Feast of the First Sheaves: Goa’s Living Tradition of Gratitude There is a moment in Goa’s monsoon when the land feels almost alive with gratitude. Paddy fields, heavy with ripening grain, sway beneath slate-grey skies, while villages—washed clean by weeks of rain—prepare for a celebration that is both sacred and deeply rooted […]
Devotion Afloat: The Sangodd Tradition of Candolim
Devotion Afloat: The Sangodd Tradition of Candolim Honouring Saints Peter and Paul As the monsoon clouds gather low over the Arabian Sea and the Sinquerim river turns a silvery grey beneath their weight, Candolim prepares for an evening when faith and festivity drift hand in hand upon the water. On 29 June, the […]