JoeGoaUk - GOA: July 2012

As a part of preservation of Goa's Cultural Heritage, the traditional feast of Santana Church, popularly known as Touxeamchem Fest (cucumber feast), is celebrated as State Festival (by Govt. of Goa)

Modalities in this respect will be worked out in due course so as to celebrate the feast in a grande way in the comming years.

(subject to Terms & Conditions acceptance by the Church / the Bishop Palace )

The feast mass was to start at 10.15

We arrived 11.45

Parrikar Arrived 12.17

Mass got over at 1pm

The Parish priest was singing in the Congress tune not just once or twice, we observed 5 times from the time we arrived. (he says the work of Congress will always remain in their heart)

Keep naming Comgress, Digambar and Silveira all the times, it must be really embarassing moments to BJP who were there.

Congress Francis Silveira ex MLA was there siting right next to the altar (close to MLA Wagh) see pics

Foll. are feast pics

Fr. Joseph Salema and Fr. Lourdin Parish Priest
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668180202/in/photostream

Devotees
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668182988/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668226428/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668228730/in/photostream/

Local MLA Vishnu Surya Wagh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668185756/in/photostream/

CM Parrikar and MLA Wagh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668188524/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668191320/in/photostream/

wagh speaking
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668194190/in/photostream/

Parrikar Speaking
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668197034/in/photostream/

Procession or Pursanv
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668199624/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668205116/in/photostream/

Wagh in the procession
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668202346/in/photostream/

St. Anna, Pray for us
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668207762/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668218914/in/photostream/

State Festival with Police Brass band
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668210742/in/photostream/

Traditionally, it touxeamchem fest (cucumber feast)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668213446/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668234122/in/photostream/

devotees offering Touxim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668221702/in/photostream/

The renovated Church 1577
Talaulim, Santana, Goa (Tiswadi)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668216188/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7668238550/in/photostream/

The renovation work of the Church taken up by the Indian National Trust for Art
and Cultural Heritage (INTACH ) at a cost of Rs. 4.88 crore was expected to
complete in 3 years from May/June 2008