Shigmo or Shishirotsava, is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian state of Goa, where it is one of the major festivals of the Hindu community. It is also celebrated by Konkani diaspora and Indian festival of Holi is part of it.

घड़ी लगी दीवार पर, टिक टिक कर तू चलती है। हर घंटे के बाद तू, डिंग डिंग करके बजती है। तुझे देखकर पता है चलता, कब खाना, कब पढ़ना है। तुझे देखकर पता है चलता, कब उठना, कब सोना है।

∼ Sanjay Ahluwalia

Shigmo or Shishirotsava, is a spring festival celebrated in the Indian state of Goa, where it is one of the major festivals of the Hindu community. It is also celebrated by Konkani diaspora and Indian festival of Holi is part of it. One day in Panjim, Goa. A child wearing a fake moustache and a dhoti tied clumsily. A woman …

∼ Porter G., Hilda Offen, Pradera, Esme Eve, Alan Jesset, Richard Hooke

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