After the Sao Joao festivities near the Siolim church, many headed to footballer Denzil Franco’s party at The Hangout in Vaddy nearby. FC Goa captain Mandar Rao Desai, FC Goa midfielder Lenny ...

Sao Joao, Sao Joao, Viva Sao Joao.A group of men, both young and old, with ghumots (traditional Goan percussion instrument) and two brass cymbals in their hand, are building up the mood at the Sao ...

Residents of the coastal state also thronged to wells, ponds and other water bodies in large numbers to celebrate Sao Joao, a popular festival of Goa. The people of Goa on Friday celebrated the Sao ...

Panaji (Goa), June 25 (ANI): To mark the beginning of revelry in the ‘Sao Joao’ Festival on June 24, residents flocked in a large number to wells, ponds to celebrate the festival. A huge crowd was ...

The Catholic community in the state of Goa celebrates Sao Jao, the feast of St. John the Baptist every monsoon, and this year it started on Friday, June 24. The festivities feature a variety of food ...

In the courtyard of the Church of St. Anthony, a 400-year-old church in Siolim, about 25 kilometers north of Panjim, the capital of Goa state, a live band belts out pop songs in the local Konkani ...

Goans celebrated the feast of St John the Baptist on June 24. The feast commemorates St John baptising Jesus Christ on the river Jordan. It is also celebrated to thank mother nature and rain gods for ...

While a lack of wells and the Covid-19 pandemic interfere with Sao Joao or St John festivities yet again, Catholics in the city are keeping the tradition alive in small and innovative ways “The wells ...