Thursday, June 30, 2011

Traditional SANGODD at Orda Candolim


2011
Traditional Sangodd celebrated at Orda, Candolim
today 29th June 2011, the feast of St. Peter (Sam Pedru).
First time I ever heard of SANGODD was in 2006.
So. what's SANGODD?
2 or more Canoe /Boats joined together to form a larger boat 'sangodd'
 a chapel like structure erected and a stage to perform on it.
Various locals and other professional cantorists sing songs etc.
The sangodd sails from one station to another (traditional halting points).
Onboard, they chant 'Viva Sam Pedr(u)' (Viva St. Peter).
St. Peter being fisherman himself, is regarded as patron Saint of Fishermen's folk.
Today, the 29th June is St. Peter's Feast, so traditionally, the locals celebrated SANGODD on this day.

singing onboard the Sangodd

Albert Cabral, Com, Domnic and Com Luis Bachaan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884030605/sizes/l/
Father-daughter duo  Bab Andrew and Andrea
At Stn. 2  Anil Olga
Locals on a mini sangodd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5886533923/sizes/l/


Singers/Artists:  (watch video below)
T Briton, Luis Bachan, Com. Domnic, Anil Olga, Bab Andrew, Andrea,
Albert Cabral, Shanaya, Clerence de Arambol, Ruzar, Pele, Fermino,
Simenca, Francis de Britona ,Damiao etc

Video – 2011

2009
Feast of patron saints of Fishermen
St. Peter and St. Paul
Orda, Candolim




Check this out
With Anil-Olga singing onboard

Video

Kids Special
Sonia Fernandes
Little Vinisha

2008
The video
SANGODD/Boat - All about singing onboard
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=yzZ17tr0neI
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Talking Photos: Traditional 'Sangodd' at Orda-Candolim

What is Sangodd?
4 boats (Canoe) joined together to form one large boat (see pics).
A small chapel is erected on this boat, besides a stage where the locals sings and dance.

Traditional Sangodd festival takes place on the 5th day after the Sao Joao i.e. on 29th June every year.

Earlier, only the locals were singing on board the Sangodd but for the last 3 years the villagers started inviting the professional tiatrist like Socoro St. Cruz, Bab Andrew, T Britton, Mil Mel Nel, Marcus Vaz etc etc (a video to follow soon).

The traditional Sangodd festival is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul who are also the Patron Saints of fishermen.

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Videos clips singing etc:




T Briton
Francis & Inas Marian
Socoro de Sta. Cruz
Bab Andrew and Albert Cabral
2006
Happy feast to you all.
Traditional annual Sangodd was held today near Orda Jetty.
Well done Orddekars or Candolkars.
I am sure, some of us being Goans, are unware of these type of traditional celebrations in other parts of Goa.
How lucky I am now to explore all these things which I missed all this time!!!
Tiatrists like Comedian Domnic, Young Chico, T Briton, Jr. Chico, Buska etc etc performed on board the ship with live brass band etc. (see photos)

Check these photos (DO Not USE this link, photos lost with yahoo)

Who is St. Peter ?
-One of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
-He was a fisherman (so patron saint of Fisher folk).
-He is the one who denied 3 times (knowing Jesus).
-He was the First Head of Church- Pope
-The difference between The first pope and the recent Popes of our times is that the former is married Pope and the later are unmarried.
-He is now holding the main key of the Heaven


Sangodd at IFFI goa 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk22/4133327010/sizes/l/

Update:
Candolim Sangodd 2012
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2012/06/candolim-sangodd-2012.html

Friday, June 24, 2011

Traditional Sao Joao at Siolim Goa (24th June 2011)

Viva Sao Joao




Traditional Sao Joao Boat festival with cultural programe celebrated at Siolim today 24.6.2011. opp. Church by the creek.

Programe included Boat show, Copel competion, spot prizes, Cantaram, Mando, One man band etc.

Viva Sao Joao
Well done Siolkars

Here are some pics


Boat show
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867287872/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867289608/sizes/l/

Hippo on the boat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866737209/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866761923/sizes/l/

Flying beauty – butterfly on board
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867300048/sizes/l/

Celebrity or celebration
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866754875/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866757969/sizes/l/

The winners – Hipo on board
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867423128/sizes/l/

Ladies specialh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866756619/sizes/l/




More
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866749435/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866750959/sizes/l/

Sao Joao Copel (Crowns)

Ladies
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867284940/

Gents
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866732727/




Individual copel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866738973/

Kopel competition time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866764439/sizes/l/

The winning Queen (won a gold Coin)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866765913/

First, second and third prize in reverse order
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867321142/




Penguins
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866729523/sizes/l/

Sao Joao Batist
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866744649/

John the Baptist on stage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866747633/

 

 Crowd /Church
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866727811/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866752117/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866753177/sizes/l/

MLAs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866740249/

A well in the creek
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866741741/sizes/l/

Jackfruits bulbs or ponnsa gore
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Mando by Siolkars
Lead by Sabina Gomes

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Cantaram:Francis de Tuem
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866760361/

shakira from Dubai– Jafed and Wilfred
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867316848/

Peter-Roshan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866768617/



With Luizinho Faleiro
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866769863/

Teotonio d’ Costa
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866865853/

Mr. Nair (Mimicry)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866867089/



Son of Peter-Roshan (Benzer)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867421966/



VIDEO


More video of  Siolim Sao Joao 2011


Fracis de Tuem (on medium of instructions)


Mr. Vijay Nair (Mimicry/Jokes)


MLAs Dayanand Mandrekar & Mickky Paccheco with boat show



Archive:
SIOLIM Sao Joao in 2009
Talking Photos: SIOLIM Sao Joao, too good

Too good
Colourful boat show
Variety of Copels
Too many people
No Rain (Rained just after 4 and just for 5 minutes and not again)
We left at 6.30 must have finished at 8
Well done Siolkars
Congratulations
Keep up the good work (I mean, the tradition)
We missed Siolkar Padmashree Remo Fernandes
May be he is out of Goa for a show/tour.
OK, Check this out.
(These are the best 18 out of 110)
A section of the crowd รข€“ with church in the background
colourful Boat show (There were 9 of them)
With a section of the crowd
With Church in the background
With boat route
This is the way they come
Sea horses
With another section of the crowd
Now the Copels or Kopel (Crowns)
another view- a section of the crowd
Now, identify this young Tiatrist.
Just sang one song and won over 3000 in spot cash prizes from the people
3 times encore
close up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657357470/



VIDEOs  2009






Siolim Sao Joao  2006

 
Happy Sao Joao Feast to you all...
This time we headed for North (we being from south- Salcette).
So, I am taking you to Siolim..
Well done Siolkars,
I thank you for keeping this tradition alive.
It was very nice of Remo to perform there too ( I think he is from Siolim too).
We enjoyed it and will definitely go there again next year (if in Goa).

if you can't see any photos above then click here below.
Beautiful Siolim Church
River Floats
Goa's Pop Star - Remo Fernandes
Goan Tiatrist - Hortencio Pereira
Viva Sao Joao

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Lorna - The Goan Nightingale singing Live in Goa



Lorna singing - Grateful to God for her Golden Voice..
Lorna, you are simply great! Goa will remember you always.
Long Live Lorna.
Long live Konkani
Long live Goa

St. Anthony Feast at Siolim, Goa (19.6.11)



The feast of St. Anthony celebrated today 19th June, 2011 at Siolim, Goa

It wasn’t raining the whole day except just before the end of
procession.

St. Anthony of Siolim is different. He is holding a giant ‘sorop’ or serpent
or cobra in his hand.




Actually, it’s not a sorop but a 'deuchar' or devil or satan in the form
of a snake.
It seems the Snake brought lot of fear and hardship at the time of construction of the
church thus making it impossible to carry on with the construction work etc  (this must be around 1567.)

The workers together with the priest prayed to St Anthony and kept
the Saint's  statue at their workplace.
The next morning the serpent or cobra was found dead around the base of the statue.

It is for this reason that the statue of St Anthony only in Siolim has a serpent in his hand. See pics

The Church also has the Saint's relic. - see pic

Normally. St. Anthony feast is celebrated on 13th June every year,
don’t know why this one on the 19th June (see edit/update below)



 Extra:
I saw some san’nas for sale in the feast fair something I see for the first time in the fair.
Guest what, I could not find my favourite 'Reuddio' in the whole of the
Feast fair or feri.
Just bought some Chonne and Khajem (see pics) returned back home since  no Siolkar invited us for their feast :-)

Here are some pics

The church
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Inside of the Chruch
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Main altar – Sant Anton
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External St. Anthony with serpent
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848181930/sizes/l/

View from upstairs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847626509/sizes/l/



Side
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847632303/

Relic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847631529/

Mass / Priests
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847628937/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847627321/in/photostream

Muzg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847638247/in/photostream

Veneration or umao
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847636531/in/photostream

Procession
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847635783/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847634837/sizes/l/

Feri
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847641737/in/photostream

Chonne
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848197772/in/photostream

San’na
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847640759/in/photostream



Bonus pics (in plates)

Khajem
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5849033128/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5849034770/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848472483/in/photostream

Chonne or grams
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848473751/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848479053/in/photostream



video


Siolim Church in 2006


update: 21/6/11

St. Anthony's Feast at Siolim etc

Some observations:
 If the feast always celebrated on Sunday  on or after 13th June
- Next year the feast would be on 17th June (this year 19th June, last  year 13th June)

- Usually a feast is followed by 9 day preparations i.e. 9 = Nov (Nove) = Novena
However, St. Anthony feast is followed by 13 days of preparation
and hence 13 – tera (Treze) – Trezen

- Besides the St Anthony statue outside Church (facade / Niche ),  there is another statue in the main altar  carrying dangling Cobra as can be seen in the various pics and video

Also, check these pics in local dailies today and yesterday

In Herald - Today
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/5856387402/sizes/l/

In GT -  Yesterday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/5855835773/sizes/l/

Extra:
‘Siole’ always reminds me of this dulpod we used to sing in wedding bus etc

SIOLE DONGRA SOKOLU TINGA EK AS’RE OKOLU (2)
TEGE MAIM UDO TAPOITA, TI MAKA NAVONK APOITA (2)

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Welcome to Mayem Lake



Mayem Lake is a  popular tourist spot
Well known for Pedal boating etc
First time I ever visited this spot was during my school picnic
It’s about 3-4 kms from Bicholim Bus Stand.

Updated August 27.8.2019
Goa Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant launched the Bungy  jumping or Bungee Jumping activity and Upgraded and renovated Mayem Lake Boating side through the Department of Tourism and Goa Tourism Development Corporation in association with Jumpin Heights at Mayem on 27.8.2019.

The cost of up-gradation / Renovation of Mayem Lake is Rs 16.6 crore
Mayem lake was closed for about 5 year (Since March 2015)

55m high Bungee jumping tower
''The adventure will be open to anyone above the age of 12 and below the age of 40 (as from 28.8.19). Those with any significant medical conditions such as epilepsy and osteoporosis will not be permitted. Tickets are priced at Rs. 4,850 including taxes.
Bungee jumping etc

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Video 1 
Bungee Jumping etc 27.8.19

earlier..
2018
Looks like MAYEM LAKE is not opened to visitors / tourists yet due to the ongoing renovation work since March 2015?  No pedalling boats etc when we visited 3.4.2018

Latest pics & video
37 Photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/40499875314/in/dateposted-public/

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View from the Lakeview Resort
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/41169300992/in/photostream/
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Video: 3.4.2018
https://youtu.be/3ZGW6zeP4zc

Previously....
Mayem Lake has a special mark in my heart i.e. left an indelible mark for life..
Something that has happened many years ago when I was in my teens.

2011 Pics and video
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0wzi7s2hy0

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Pedal Boating tariff , charges 2011

Gate, entrance
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Swans, ducks at Mayem Lake
The procession of swans

middle of the lake





Video
HD




Mayem lake is one of the popular tourist spots.
In Bicholim Goa
The lake view (s) from diff. Angles


GTDC Resort – Mayem Lake View




Mini children park
My prev. Clip (2006)



Prev. Pics (2006)




Rooms tariff