JoeGoaUk - GOA: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Traditional SANGODD at Orda Candolim

See/Read bigger about 'Sangodd'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk22/4133327316/sizes/l/

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.

Happy Feast of Sam Pedr

Some Pics

A section of the Crowd

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5887177550/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5887180266/sizes/l/

the main Chapel at Orda

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5887182292/sizes/l/

singing onboard the Sangodd

Shanaya
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884588526/sizes/l/

Albert Cabral, Com, Domnic and Com Luis Bachaan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884030605/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884027115/sizes/l/

Father-daughter duo Bab Andrew and Andrea

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884033943/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884602624/sizes/l/

Sangodd sailing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884606808/sizes/l/

Docking at Station No. 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884609938/sizes/l/

At Stn. 2 Anil Olga

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5884613624/sizes/l/

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqwycfDjHF8

2009

Feast of patron saints of Fishermen

St. Peter and St. Paul

Orda, Candolim

Check this out

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3671933866/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3671933000/sizes/l/

With Anil-Olga singing onboard

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3671932296/sizes/l/

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENFyFoiBLyo

Kids Special

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH_X2JtC3zI

Sonia Fernandes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lilWyNpblYc

Little Vinisha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwizgrjy9xk

2008

The video

SANGODD/Boat - All about singing onboard
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=yzZ17tr0neI

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.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2622666062/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2622666540/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2622667172/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2622667548/sizes/l/

Pic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3671933866/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3682779112/sizes/l/

Videos clips singing etc:

T Briton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8RmcLCK9fg

Francis & Inas Marian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6WFxCv2Qn8

Socoro de Sta. Cruz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i-6BMvlHTM

Bab Andrew and Albert Cabral

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D053RjOqXXU

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)

http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/joegoauk/album?.dir=5ebescd&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/joegoauk/my_photos

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

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
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5866742957/

Mando by Siolkars
Lead by Sabina Gomes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5867312978/sizes/l/

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)

http://youtu.be/mqWCZM5OuEM

MLAs Dayanand Mandrekar & Mickky Paccheco with boat show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7H1sCzVNVQ

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 â€“ with church in the background

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657356596/sizes/l/

colourful Boat show (There were 9 of them)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656561271/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657359810/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657353970/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657352438/sizes/l/

With a section of the crowd

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656556691/sizes/l/

With Church in the background

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657348176/sizes/l/

With boat route

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657346512/sizes/l/

This is the way they come

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656551147/sizes/l/

Sea horses

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656549813/sizes/l/

With another section of the crowd

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656548393/sizes/l/

Now the Copels or Kopel (Crowns)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657349300/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656566617/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656567901/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657362902/ with Canddam, Kazur etc

another view- a section of the crowd

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3657364370/sizes/l/

Now, identify this young Tiatrist.

Just sang one song and won over 3000 in spot cash prizes from the people

3 times encore

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3656564127/

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.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/173803733/

Beautiful Siolim Church

River Floats

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/173806855/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/173806853/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/173806851/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/173806850/

Goa's Pop Star - Remo Fernandes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/173806856/

Goan Tiatrist - Hortencio Pereira

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/173806857/

Viva Sao Joao

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Lorna - The Goan Nightingale singing Live in Goa

Lorna singing - Grateful to God for her Golden Voice..

http://youtu.be/2q0azH1j-Ac?hd=1

Lorna, you are simply great! Goa will remember you always.

Long Live Lorna.

Long live Konkani

Long live Goa

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/15056564834/

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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
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848201304/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847642623/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847638987/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848180076/sizes/l/

Inside of the Chruch
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847637323/sizes/l/

Main altar – Sant Anton
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847633861/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848191044/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848188614/in/photostream

External St. Anthony with serpent
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5847624827/sizes/l/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk41/5848181930/sizes/l/

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

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 13^th June

- Next year the feast would be on 17^th June (this year 19^th June, last year 13^th 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

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48640990071/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48641130877/in/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48641159627/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48640648298/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48640646208/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48640648298/in/photostream/

Video 1
Bungee Jumping etc 27.8.19

https://youtu.be/QTWbZnlDOaw

Short video - Bungee Jumping
https://youtu.be/z6Te1AY_1aU

Video: Renovated / Upgraded Mayem Lake
https://youtu.be/2IkXfcVh4ms

Pics
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48640984421/in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48640635263/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk27/48641154107/in/photostream/

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/