A unique festival that brings together Hindus and Christians and promotes social harmony. The festival includes the singing of religious couplets praising Christian deities, performed by purohits of the Shirodkar family.
On New Year’s Eve, Siolim, about 25 km from the capital Panaji, is unusually crowded. Traffic clogs the narrow roads and, despite police officers present at every turn, there seems to be no escape for the hordes of vehicles.
North Goa’s coastal belt is a hotbed of nighttime celebrations during the Christmas season, but it’s not a party-loving crowd. Everyone here is heading towards the Zagreshwar Sanctuary in Dando for the famous Zagor, a folk dance and theater festival where the faithful invoke God overnight.
