BONDERAM 2012, at Piedade, Divar

Traditional  Bonderam (Flags Festival) at Piedade, Divar - Goa.
Organised by Piedade Youth Association.

There were in all 6 floats, all depicting/giving social messages on dumping garbage, saving Earth, Communal Harmony, traditional Goa etc

Premeiro ward had  ‘Green Goa’,  Divar Centre had ‘Dhorji’ (Tailor), Vitozem on ‘Garbage Kobar Koruia’, Maddant Stars had ‘Save the Earth, Jingle Bells had  ‘Mollo’ and finally Romantic groups had float on Communal Harmony: Guru - Olav - Akbar (GOA)

The chief guest for the occasion was Goa’s new Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo along with his wife, Ex. MLA Nirmala Sawant, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar, Village Panchayat Sarpanch, Prasad Harmalkar, Church Asst. Priest Fr. Francis Pereira etc (See pics & Video)

Following are the pics

(more pics shown in the video 1 photo show)

 

Clean Goa

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7859980816/in/photostream
 

chief Guest, Goa’s new Governor, Bhart Vir Wanchoo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7859983662/in/photostream/

 With Minister Dilip Parulekar, Ex MLA Nirmala Sawant, Gov. Wife,

Sarpanch, Church Ast. Priest etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860025848/in/photostream/

 

 

Communal Harmony – Christian, Hindus & Muslims

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7859986704/in/photostream/

 

 

Paper Boys and girls

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7859989710/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7859998846/in/photostream/

Tailor and bridal dress

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7859992610/in/photostream/
 

Looks like I know one of them

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7859995736/in/photostream/

Old Goa, Mangueshi etc

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860001930/in/photostream/

 Bhendde ani xetantu Mhar (Scarecrow)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860005110/in/photostream/

the judges, Francis Martins etc

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860006172/in/photostream/

Dorji or Tailor

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860009112/in/photostream/

little ocean Princess driven by Dolphins
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860012444/in/photostream/

Bhendde, konknno dudi, Vaingim etc

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860016242/in/photostream/

Poddollim, Xir-gonsallim etc on a ‘Mattov’

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860020174/in/photostream/

Bonderam

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860029294/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860075938/in/photostream/

 cute little Mosquitoes waiting to sting

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860024624/in/photostream/

V3R1

Guru, Olav, Abdul (GOA)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860036366/in/photostream/

 dolphins, Bangddo and the queens

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860032764/in/photostream/

Ram, Akbhar, Jesus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860040030/in/photostream/

God has no religion (We humans have)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860043158/in/photostream/

Welcome to Divar Bonderam (at Jetty)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7860072546/sizes/h/in/photostream/

Ferryboat with Bonderam

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7865597228/in/photostream

Stop Littering

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7865605958/in/photostream/

with bee hive

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7865615658/in/photostream/

Little dancers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7865619268/in/photostream/

Dhorji or Tailor truck

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7865630654/in/photostream/

Little sea life (Lives)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7865641326/in/photostream/

Crowd Bonderam etc

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk58/7865650832/in/photostream/

 

Video 1 - Photo Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ML4bm7xyI

Video 2  (Floats)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAZNEJ3niH4


Video 3 ( Governor's speech, less than 2 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMYA1KXgF6E


Video 4 ( Extended Coverage - Floats 47 mins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M94UxE_0F4g