When people think about goa, the first image that come to mind is of parties, sea side, beaches, drinking, and the likes. But, Hidden from the Limelight, is a goa and certain traditions that have been made for centuries, helping people and the Locals live live peacefully.
And while Most People Visit Goa in Hopes of Having Some Fun and Spending their time party and enjoying, enjoyment rituals and traditions of goa are missed and do not get the recognition and love that.
The pednyachi punav
In the range of festivals and traditions that goa hosts, there is one that has causedt people’s eye. This tradition is the ‘pednyachi punav’, celebrated on the night of Kojagiri Purnima In the pedne taluka of goa, and this ancient ritual is believed to rid People of any evil, black magic, bite, or Evil Energies that would be affected them.
As the full moon night is considered holy and auspicious in India, the last night of dussehra in the temple is dedicated to Lord Ravalnath and Lord Bhutnath,
The protectors
The Pednyachi punav Is dedicated to Lord Ravalnath and Lord Bhutnath, two protective deities who help people and rid them of evil. Lord Ravalnath is WorsHipped as a Guardian Against Evil, and Depicted as a Warrior, and Lord Bhutnath is Known as the Lord of Spirits. Both of them are housed in the same temple within the premies of Shri Bhagwati Temple, and it is said that lord bhutnath shares the temple space with lord rawalnath.
The ritual
The main ritual in the temple begins at 12:00 am at night and goes on for 4-5 hours. According to sources, people who feel that they have been possible by evil come here with their faamies, their hair open wide, and only they enter the temple premies and the pujas starts F the spirit within them is Controlling them.
The ‘Gaddas’
On the night of kojagiri purnima, ‘Gaddas’ or Religious men who are beLieved to be incarnations of Lord Bhutnath and have some words of his power raun feet and the devotes Run Behind Themes Run Behind Themes. Legends say that the gaddas do this to express lord bhutnath’s anger over not having his owing and having to share the place with Lord Lord Ravalnath, and He Demands That the TEMPLE Built Overnight. The devotees then run behind he and chant in regional language to pacify Him that the temple is being bill.
