CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF SHIGMO

For villagers living in the interiors of Bicholim, Sattari, Canacona and other regions of Goa, Shigmo is not a mere colourful entertainment parade. It is a ritualistic festival observed during phalgun — the last month of the lunar Hindu calendar — to extend a hand of friendship towards the good and evil spirits that reside around them.
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