Hi everyone.welcome back to my blog.Today i would like to share some pics of Narkasur in Goa.I mentioned in my last post about Diwali a festival celebrated in Goa.During these festival small children,and youths make giant idols of narkasur.according to mythology Narkasur was an evil king who terrorized people.Lord Krishna killed Narkasur this freeing the people from this demon.Thus people started to celebrate Dipawali(Diwali) which signifies the win of good over evil.
Now Diwali is celebrated all over the country.But in Goa along with the usual religious activities the Goan people are known to celebrate it in a bit different way.Few weeks before Diwali the youths,small Children from every village of Goa start making idols of Narkasur,small or big.They put lot of efforts in making these huge idols.
Children try to make them as good as possible.these idols are later burnt early morning on diwali day.In recent years many Narkasur competitions are organized all over Goa in which many youth clubs take part.The huge Narkasur idols they make depicts the creativity of these youths.Many clubs participate in these competitions.The winners are awarded with case prices.The narkasur competition is a great attraction for tourists visiting Goa during this time.They don't miss the awesome view at the competition spot.Narkasurs competitions are common only in Goa and not found in any other part of the country.
Here are some pics of narkasurs(2010):
Hi Sir,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Shashwathi Sandeep and I work with 'Parent Circle', a three year old parenting magazine based in Chennai, India.
We cover all issues related to parenting and for our October issue, we are writing an article on 'Unique Diwali Traditions'.
I would be truly grateful if you could grant us the permission to use the pictures in my article, with credit given to you.
Will be awaiting a positive response from you Sir.
Shashwathi Sandeep
e mail: shashwathis@parentcircle.in