The Homkund Festival: Fire, Faith, and Tradition on Chorao Island The Homkund Festival—also known as Homkhand or Homkund Utsav—is a distinctive and spiritually charged fire-walking ritual held annually on Chorao Island in Goa as part of the Shigmo festivities. At its heart lies an intense ceremony in which local men and boys walk barefoot across […]
Bonderam Festival: A Kaleidoscope of Culture on Divar Island
Bonderam Festival: A Kaleidoscope of Culture on Divar Island Amid the kaleidoscope of cultural events that adorn Goa’s calendar, the fourth Saturday of August heralds the spirited resurgence of the Island of Divar, as the cherished tradition of ‘Bonderam’ casts its enchanting spell. As the island springs to life with fervor, it embraces […]