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Panaji, Aug 26: The annual traditional 'Bonderam' ('flags' in Konkani) festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm by the people of Divar Village (8kms from Panaji) on Saturday. 

The festival is celebrated on the 4th Saturday of August every year. People from all walks of life come to take part in this event. Besides the traditional flag march, the festival includes dance competition and fancy dress competition.

The main attraction is the float parade which comes with a positive social message. 


The traditional flag march past of the traditional 'Bonderam' festival


A float dipicting the traditional music value in Goa


Traditional Goan dance performance


The traditional brass band


The fancy dress competition participants


Children dressed up like Chicken's during the traditional 'Bonderam' festival at Divar


A float giving a message... 'Alcohol ruins family' 


A western dance performance


The young onlookers


A float giving a glypmse of the portuguese era


Foreigners enjoying the festival


Vibrant dancers


The overview of the festival venue

History

During the Portuguese reign there were often disputes between the villagers of Divar Island overland issue and its ownership. To tackle the problem the Portuguese erected flags to mark the lines on account of which the villagers could'nt capture land belonging to the nearby villages.

The tradition still lives on in the form of a flag march which is held during 'Bonderam'. The flag march goes into the village and check if there is any encroachment done by the nearby villagers.

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Comment on this article

  • Victoria l silveira., Diwar-Goa. NEW_YORK _USA.

    Sun, Sep 23 2007

    I was very much surprised, and enjoyed the colourful pictures and traditional dance,also the beautiful flags, AND GOOD OLD CULTURE OF DIWAR.Congratulation to Dewar people.

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  • Jason, Diwar, Goa

    Mon, Aug 27 2007

    Outstanding job of having put up the news with pictures of our festival Bonderam 2007. Daijiworld is the best and only website which has brought such festivals with colourful pictures to us who are not always present to witness the fun. Great job by Rajtilak Naik. Rgds JD

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