worship of goga starts in bhaadra month of hindu calendar. on the 9th of bhadra, the people worship his symbol, a black snake painted on a wall. worshippers take a fly-flap, known as chhari, round the village. devotees pay their respect to it and offer churma. the savayians sing devotional songs known as ‘pir ke solle’ in his honour to the accompaniment of deroos. beating of deroos is the exclusive privilege of the savayian community; others may sing, dance or offer charhawa. it is believed that the spirit of gugga temporarily takes abode in the devotee dancer who lashes himself with a bunch of iron chains. people also open their rakhis on this day(bhadra krishna paksh navmi) and offer them to him. they also offer sweet puri (a type of sweet chappati) and other sweets and take his blessing.