Hii guys i am from goa .U must be knowing goa is full of nature beauty . And also the people of goa celebrating the local festivals as my topic is goan festivals so lets talk about the goan local festivals. There are many festivals in goa like carnival ,christmas,the famous jatra of shri lairai devi, the famous shigmo and dashahara of pedne,etc
This is the temple of shri larai devi at shirgao in bicolim taluka.
First we know about the jatra of shri lairai devi ..
Shri lairai devi is a local deti of people of goa there is a history behind the festival called jatra people are saying that there are seven sisters and shri larai devi is one of them. The local deti of Mayem village is another sister of shri larai devi. People are saying that if the local deti of mayem village is not visiting the shirgao village than jatra of shri larai devi is not taking palce in shirgao. First the jatra of local deti of Mayem taking place than the shri larai devi jatra is taking place in her village. Behind the shri larai devi jatra there is legend behind it. Before the jatra of shri larai devi the man of each house has to stay out of their house for a 5days and they has to do all the work of their own and this people are called the 'dhond' gan of shri larai devi.
This is the homekund of the godess.
And this is the dhond gan passing through the homekund. And all dhond gan are passed out from that homekund the jatra of the godess get over but the function is remainig for the 5 days.
This is the temple of shri larai devi at shirgao in bicolim taluka.
First we know about the jatra of shri lairai devi ..
Shri lairai devi is a local deti of people of goa there is a history behind the festival called jatra people are saying that there are seven sisters and shri larai devi is one of them. The local deti of Mayem village is another sister of shri larai devi. People are saying that if the local deti of mayem village is not visiting the shirgao village than jatra of shri larai devi is not taking palce in shirgao. First the jatra of local deti of Mayem taking place than the shri larai devi jatra is taking place in her village. Behind the shri larai devi jatra there is legend behind it. Before the jatra of shri larai devi the man of each house has to stay out of their house for a 5days and they has to do all the work of their own and this people are called the 'dhond' gan of shri larai devi.
This people are called the dhond gan of shri larai devi. This people must have to vsit the shirgao during the jatra. This people go and perform their dance in the front of godess and than they go at the holy pond to have a bath in that pond and after a bathing they came back the place called "homekund"because they have to pass fro that "homekund" .People are saying that the godess came and burnt that homekund with the flower of mogra. Because the godess favourite flower is mogra.
