Devotees of Vithal and Rakhumai celebrated Ashadhi Ekadashi with traditional fervour, enthusiasm and gaiety by performing religious rituals. The day began with devotes keeping a fast on this auspicious day and offering prayers to Lord Vithal, seeking blessings for a prosperous and happy life. Thousands of devotes from different parts of the state thronged to Vithalpur-Sanquelim. [...]
A Hindu organisation today condemned Goa government for declaring some of the centuries old temples in the state as illegal in a recent survey and has planned a massive rally on April 22 to make people aware about government’s ‘devil-plans to target Hindu structures’. ”There are some temples which are as old as 500 years which [...]
In Goa almost in every village jatrotsav is held, but all the jatras are not famous all over Goa. Most of them are known in the surrounding areas, but few like the Ajobachi jatra of Keri- Pernem, Bodgeshwar jatra of Mapusa and Lairaidevi jatra of Shirgaon are famous all over the state.
The Shirgaon jatra which [...]
The Ekadashi of Ashadhi is the eleventh day of the fourth month of the Hindu calendar which has a lot of religious significance among the Hindus in Goa. The auspicious day is marked by expressing gratitude to Lord Vithal, an incarnation of Shri Krishna. Besides, people observe a fast for half a day and eat [...]
Devotees from all over the State and beyond participated in the famous Zatra of Goddess Lairai, which began with religious fervour at Shirgao-Bicholim on Wednesday. Lairai is believed to be a representation of Goddess Parvati and since the devotees strongly believe that Lairai fulfills their vows, thousands of devotees participate in the festival every year.
This [...]
February 22, 2007 – 1:45 pm
Despite the Portuguese rule and widespread vandalism, many old temples have survived in Goa.
But the places of worship are no longer the private property of Mahajans.
A ruling by the State Information Commission says that records of all the temples in the state will now come under the purview of RTI. Which means public can now [...]
