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The traditional 'Sangodd' is held in the village of Candolim on the feast of St Peter & St. Paul on 29th June.
The 'Sangodd' begins at the Orda Jetty after a prayer service at the Holy cross Chapel, followed by a cultural program on top the stage on the "Sangodd" at the jetty and goes on making few halts along the bank of candolim creek and each time it halts a cultural program follows, before it returns back to the Jetty.
One can hear chants of "Viva San Pedr" on top of the Sangodd, just like people say "Viva San Jao" during the feast of St. John the Baptist.
Sangodd has a history of around 150 years. Looking back at the inception of the Sangodd at Orda(candolim), It is stated that there were many fishermen lived here, St. Peter is the parton of the Fishermen and these fishermen celebrated his feast taking out the Sangodd.
A colorful festival of boats is organized. There is a live cultural program on a church like structure that is erected in four boats. The binding together of the boats is called "Sangodd". Many artists of the konkani stage along with the villagers take part in the cultural programm organised in the evening at Sangodd.

The chapel of the holy cross at the Orda Jetty |

The interios of the Holy cross chapel |

The mangroves along the Candolim creek |

A group of villagers singing the "Sagodd" song on the backdrop of the sangod you can see the chruch like structure |

A duet sung by two kids on top the sangodd |

He sang a very beautiful song on the village of "Candolim" |

Thats "Pele" the village boy singing his own composition |

Another villager sings his own composition |

The little beauty stole the show with her wonderful song |

He sang a very beautiful song on people of "Sridao" |

The large crowd that attended the Sangodd Celebrations |

People enjoying the Sangodd celebrations from their own boats |

People enjoying the Sangodd celebrations from their own boats |

People enjoying the Sangodd celebrations from their own boats |

He is having a great time |

And finally the "Sangodd" sets sail |

People following the sangodd in their boats as it makes stops along the creek |

The sangodd sets sail to the next stop, while the cultural program goes on |

People gathered along the creek to have a look at the "Sangodd" |

The Sangodd makes one of the stops along the candolim creek |
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