Santeri continues to be worshipped in aniconic form, as a consecrated anthill, in Goa’s robust folk religious traditions; meanwhile, she has also been absorbed into the religious system of the ...

Here, in north Goa’s Bicholim taluka, is the Shree Lairai Devi temple, where every year in April or May, people flock for rituals that culminate in the lighting of a bonfire from which coals are ...

The Kamakshi Temple in Goa is dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya, associated with tantric religions. Visit anytime of the year. Open from 5:30 am to 12:00 pm and 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Located near ...

The incident has drawn national attention to one of the state's most iconic religious events. A stampede during the Lairai Devi jatra in Shirgaon, North Goa, left at least six people dead and over ...

"Devotees were witnessing a religious ceremony and the frenzy caused during the rituals triggered a stampede," V.S. Chadonkar, a police officer in Goa's state capital, Panjim, said. Chadonkar said ...