Dongorim etymologically means village situated on a hillock. Dongorim, a hamlet of the village of Mandur, situated 11km from Bambolim in Tiswadi taluka, celebrates Intruz from February 10 to February 16. The festival includes folk dances, recitation of folk songs to the beats of folk musical instruments by communities associated with agriculture, fishing and several other activities.
Intruz, a Christian version of Shigmo is celebrated mostly by the Christian gawdas, three days prior to the Lenten season. The Christian communities living in Tiswadi, Bardez, and Salcete who were originally converted from Hinduism during the Portuguese rule, found it difficult to break their links with the Shigmo festival and they began the tradition of singing and dancing on the beats of percussion instruments like the ghumat, dhol, taso etc.
Dongorim, a pre-dominantly Hindu hamlet that worships the deity, Shasti Shantadurga, is the only village that has Hindus celebrating Intruz. During the Portuguese rule, they were prohibited from celebrating traditional fairs and festivals. They would then obtain permission from the government to celebrate Intruz.
During the 11th month of the Hindu calendar Magh on the third Friday at the stroke of midnight, villagers begin the procession of fatyasuvari, where some of them cover their bodies with woollen carpets with music playing in the background.
On the second day, a well-decorated umbrella with crossandra flowers is taken from house-to-house in a procession, which is welcomed by every family by invoking Ravalnath, Satimaya, Sakhalyo, Golibaba. This procession continues on the third day. On the fourth day, the deity is put in to a lalakhi and is carried by devotees on their shoulders. The fifth day attracts a large crowd of devotes to Dongorim. The troupes of folk artistes with varied percussion instruments visit every house.
Relatives and friends who attend the festival are welcomed with a special dish made from local vermicelli called shirvalyo and coconut juice.
The Intruz festival in Dongorim concludes on a Wednesday every year, with the villagers sprinkling colours on each other by dancing to the tunes of percussion instruments by forgetting their caste and tribal differences. Intruz is a replica of the Shigmo festival, which has provided a forum for many generations in Dongorim to exhibit their talent and skill in folklore.
Intruz, a Christian version of Shigmo is celebrated mostly by the Christian gawdas, three days prior to the Lenten season. The Christian communities living in Tiswadi, Bardez, and Salcete who were originally converted from Hinduism during the Portuguese rule, found it difficult to break their links with the Shigmo festival and they began the tradition of singing and dancing on the beats of percussion instruments like the ghumat, dhol, taso etc.
Dongorim, a pre-dominantly Hindu hamlet that worships the deity, Shasti Shantadurga, is the only village that has Hindus celebrating Intruz. During the Portuguese rule, they were prohibited from celebrating traditional fairs and festivals. They would then obtain permission from the government to celebrate Intruz.
During the 11th month of the Hindu calendar Magh on the third Friday at the stroke of midnight, villagers begin the procession of fatyasuvari, where some of them cover their bodies with woollen carpets with music playing in the background.
On the second day, a well-decorated umbrella with crossandra flowers is taken from house-to-house in a procession, which is welcomed by every family by invoking Ravalnath, Satimaya, Sakhalyo, Golibaba. This procession continues on the third day. On the fourth day, the deity is put in to a lalakhi and is carried by devotees on their shoulders. The fifth day attracts a large crowd of devotes to Dongorim. The troupes of folk artistes with varied percussion instruments visit every house.
Relatives and friends who attend the festival are welcomed with a special dish made from local vermicelli called shirvalyo and coconut juice.
The Intruz festival in Dongorim concludes on a Wednesday every year, with the villagers sprinkling colours on each other by dancing to the tunes of percussion instruments by forgetting their caste and tribal differences. Intruz is a replica of the Shigmo festival, which has provided a forum for many generations in Dongorim to exhibit their talent and skill in folklore.
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