Gadyaanchi Jatra of Poinguinim The festival of Gadyaanchi Jatra, which happens once in three years at Poinguinim, a village in Canacona is celebrated in the name of Shri Betal who is the most feared and highly revered deity of Poinguinim and its neighbourhood. The first year (of the third year) a ritual called ‘Jevnni’ is […]
The Cucumber Feast of Goa: Faith, Fertility and Tradition at Telaulim
The Cucumber Feast of Goa: Faith, Fertility and Tradition at Telaulim Every July, an unusual sight unfolds in the quiet village of Telaulim near Goa Velha. Outside the stately St Anne’s Church (Santana Church), Talaulim, vendors pile up baskets upon baskets of fresh cucumbers. Devotees arrive carrying them by the armful. What might […]
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 […]