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Socorro socio art and cultural association, Porvorim celebrate the Patoienchem Fest on 15th August for the pass 5 years .Its a crowd funded event with dance, music , art and free food. Its also unique as there are no chief guest, no sponsors, no prizes, no competition instead plenty of participation and sharing of skills.

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Salt pans were a common sight in the past but there are still some areas of Goa that these can be seen. Ribanader, Batim Keri are some villages that during the months of late April and May one can see salt being harvested.

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My son Ashley Fernandes has always been interested in music from a very young age. So it was no surprise that he returned back to the UK to do a three year degree in Audio Engineering. As his final research paper he chose to work and find a alternative synthetic membrane for the Ghumot, so we can avoid killing the Monitor Lizard for its skin. In 1972 the Government of India placed it on the endangered list and banned its killing.

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Socorro socio art and cultural association, Porvorim in the forefront of making a difference and doing things differently, with elders sharing skills, and investing in the young. Read an article by Dolcy D'cruz in the oHeraldo.

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The only festival in the Goan world which serves free food, free snacks, free entertainment, free parking and free entrance for all and anyone in Goa and the world can attend.

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