Chikhal Kalo: When Marcel Celebrates Krishna in the Monsoon Mud When the monsoon clouds gather over Goa and the earth turns soft beneath steady rain, the village of Marcel in Ponda prepares for one of the state’s most joyful and unusual celebrations. Here, faith sheds its formality, devotion becomes play, and the rains […]
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 […]