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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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An ex Guirim boy Felix but known locally as Tattu is a multifaceted person. He is credited in bringing hockey to the Island of Divar with his friends in the early 70's and in later years he has been culturally active be it at carnival or Bonderam. Today he can be seen at the Divar Tinto doing brisk business with a smile.

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In my childhood days i had the great pleasure of viewing one of the grandest houses of Goa by launch that ferried us from Divar Island to Panjim jetty. Solar Dos Colacos is a over 300 hundred year old mansion on the banks of the river Mandovi facing the islands of Chorao and Divar.

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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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My fifteen minutes of fame in the oHeraldo written with great patience by Dolcy D'cruz.

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Introduction to the Blog.

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Welcome to my Blog, I will be posting about my unique travels around Goa featuring its traditional cuisine and its people. This blog will also be narrating my personal experience of organising low cost, diverse eco-friendly festivals.