Shigmo
shimgo shishirotsava spring festival celebrated indian state goa one major festival hindu community also celebrated konkani diaspora indian festival holi part konkani word śigmō come prakrit word suggimaho turn derived sanskrit word sugrīṣmaka recent year state government supported public shigmo parade consisting traditional folk street dancer elaborately built float depicting scene regional mythology religious scene meanwhile shigmo festival also continue various rural part goa spanning fortnight different day earmarked celebration different area festival celebrated around march year linked hindu lunar calendar hence date according gregorian calendar varies two variant shigmo festival dhakto shigmo small shigmo vhadlo shigmo big shigmo dhakto shigmo generally celebrated farmer labour class rural population vhadlo shigmo greater consequence celebrated everyone together dhakto shigmo begin five day fullmoon day indian lunar month phalguna end fullmoon day old conquest area goa area portuguese colonial rule longer period time starting sixteenth century hand vhadlo shigmo mostly celebrated new conquest area beginning fullmoon day phalguna continuing five day naman song sung chorus festival villager assemble fixed place jot another kind song dance include talgadi hanpet lamp dance gopha dhol taso drum huge people carry door door dancing sound money placed plate carried performer response sing song called talus wishing donor well last day festival believed spirit known gade padap enters dancer mand davarap refers collective bath taken festival come end dhakto shigmo considered mainly festival folk song folk dance vhadlo shigmo considered festival performed village temple celebrated different temple different date around period first day village deity bathed dressed saffron robe offering food feast held shigmo celebrated temple jambavali phatarpya kansarpal dhargale famous goa neighboring state attract large number devotee tourist eg folk song like शेवते झाडाचो लांबा ताळयो लांब ताळयो शेवते फुला कळो zatra chikhal kalo