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The Lahiraee temple at Usgao in Goa's mining belt and the venue of the famed "fire-walking" zatra (Hindu festival) which was held on April 21, 2007, with thousands of devotees from all over Goa attending the nocturnal event.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Offered the Agiasmos Service at the Cathedral School in NYC today to begin the New School Year.
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Goa is a tourism state of India.
It has a gentle sea with clean white sands. Over 500.000 foreigners flock to its 35 beaches every year.
The food fresh, even it price a little high. The menu is mostly in Russian from an old habit of catering to tourists.
Pic .Vagator beach out of famous 35 beaches
Goa Lawah is one of Bali’s most important temples. It features a complex built around a cave opening that is inhabited by hordes of bats, and its name translates to 'Bat Cave’. This temple was established in the 11th century by Mpu Kuturan, one of early priests who laid the foundations of Hinduism on the island. Goa Lawah is located in the village of Pesinggahan, Dawan district, bordering the Klungkung and Karangasem regencies. This landmark is one of the first stops on tours to Candidasa and further eastern regions within the Karangasem regency.
The Goa Lawah Temple is a large complex on the north side of the Jalan Raya Goa Lawah main road. It is a stopover for holidaying locals who come in with offerings and do short prayers before continuing with their journey. For general visitors, it is an included itinerary on temple tours for photo. Two large banyan trees stand tall at the main entrance of Goa Lawah. Upon entering the temple’s central courtyard, you will see three bale pavilions in three corners of the complex. These bale are usually where fruit offerings are placed and where gamelan bands play during major ceremonies.
At the centrepiece are age-old shrines which have withstood the hordes of nectar bats (Eonycteris spelaea) chirping in a frenzied din around and behind the shrines at the cave opening. Here is also a Shivaite shrine which has stood for thousands of years, together with a bale adorned with the motifs of Naga Basuki, the mythical dragon who is believed to keep the cosmos at a balance.
Once a place for deep meditation for priests, despite seeming impossible to do so amid the chirping, with the hollow cave opening amplifying the noise. Yet, people believe the constant natural high pitches aided in their focus of thoughtsThe tale goes that a prince from the Mengwi kingdom hid away from enemies inside the cave and subsequently followed through, eventually emerging at Besakih Templeon the foot of Mount Agung, which is northeast from this location. No one has attempted to prove or bring light to this interesting tale.
According to the locals and the temple community, the cave leads to three different locations, Mount Agung (Besakih), Talibeng and Tangkid Bangbang. There are various accounts that when Mount Agung erupted in 1963, ash emerged from Goa Lawah.The best time to visit is in the mornings when most of the locals living in the nearby villages come for their daily prayers. However, afternoons are also pleasant, as the large trees provide a balance of shade to cool the sultry southern beach breezes from across the road. Goa Lawah’s piodalan or grand temple anniversary takes place every 210 days on the Balinese Pawukon calendar cycle of an Anggara Kasih Medangsia Tuesday, the same anniversary day as Uluwatu Temple’s.
With its constant flow of pilgrims and visitors, the temple is well-managed and maintained. Goa Lawah has undergone a series of renovations around its walls and gates in the outer perimeters over the years. Expect a denser flock of pilgrims up to the Nyepi holiday, when rituals of Melasti take place on the Saka New Year Eve. Long pilgrimages from various temples including Goa Lawah towards the coastlines take place when sacred heirlooms and temple items are blessed near the sea.
19.12.2016 at Bambolim Stadium.
Awards at the Hands of Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar
Prasad K Velip
Agriculture
Prasad Purso Velip, Poinginim,
Krishi ratna, 2 lac
Satyagraha by Save Goa Comrades and other supporters
30.11.15 opp Police HQ, Panaji (Near Azad Maidan)
Video coming soon here
Prajal Sakhardande, Hema Sardesai, Reginaldo Lourenco, Jatin Naik etc
The directorate of art and culture honoured 12 eminent personalities with the Goa State Cultural Awards 2016-2017 for their contribution and achievements in the field of art & culture on 12.2.2018 at 5pm at Kala Academy Goa
Awards at the hands of Renowned film actor Sachin Khedekar with art and culture Minister Govind Gaude. Directorate of Art and Culture, Director Shri Gurudas Pilernekar, Padmashree Pandit Prasad Sawkar etc were also present
The awardees are Pramod Priolkar, Priol (Indian music), F G Alvarro de A Pereira, Utorda (Western music), Dasu Shirodkar, Tarvalem, Shiroda, Gajanan Jog (son), Caranzalem and Avecleto Afonso, Panaji (literature), Ganesh Marathe, Corlim, (drama), Maria Fernandes (Betty Ferns), Sangolda (tiatr), Romaldo D'Souza (Paul Romy), Chinchinim (tiatr), Udaybua Phadke, Mulgao (kirtan), Umesh Tari, Old Goa, (bhajan), Ram Mauskar, Nagargaon (folk art) and Sadashiv Parab, Moira (fine art).
Antruz Lalitak Bandora, also awarded the best cultural institution. The best library award award to St Xavier's College, Mapusa, while best librarian award given to Sadanand R Shirgaonkar and Mohandas Naik.
individual awardees photos also available
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Awards given at the hands of renowned Film Director / Screenplay writer Shri Shyam Benegal at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall ( IMB) Panaji on 04.01.2015 in the presence of Art and Culture Minister Dayanand Mandrekar, Fiazi O. Hashmi Secretary Art & Culture and Prasad Lolienkar, Director Art & Culture.
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The awardees
Chandrakant Vernekar, Vithal Vishnu Khandolkar, N Shivdas, Maria Aurora Couto, Fr. Vasco do Rego, Jess Fernandes, Shivanand Pandurang Bhat Khedekar, Mahindra Mohan Chodankar, Late Blawant Baburao Shirgaokar (Wife seen in Pic), Prabhakar Vitthal Gaonkar, Josephina Dias, Antonette Mendes, Lawrence de Tiracol, Narayan Arjun Haldankar, Ajit Painginkar.
Best Institution award to Shree Naguesh Mahalaxmi Prasadik Natyasamaj, Ponda Goa