On the seventh day of Ganesh Chaturthi, the immersion of Lord Ganesha at Shantadurga Cumbharjuvekarin Temple takes place at the Cumbarjua Canal. However, this is not just another regular Ganesh Visarjan in Goa.
The Sangod Utsav is a unique Goan tradition, tracing back its history to the 15th century. As the legend goes, a Vodekar family from Cumbharjua, who would worship Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi, installed their Ganesh idol at the Shantadurga Kumbharjuvekarin temple one year along with the goddess after they couldn’t celebrate that year due to financial crisis. On the seventh day, they used a canoe to immerse the idol in Cumbarjua Canal. Since then, the villagers have been worshipping the Ganesh idol at the temple, and their homes, for seven days.
Around 20 Sangods or canoes tied together take about seven rounds on a small route on the river. The canoes are decorated with flowers with people donning bodypaint and colourful attire depicting social themes or scenes from Puranas. The bursting of crackers and the playing of music adds to the celebrations.
Over the years, the crowds for the immersion grew with villagers taking part with their Sangods, which eventually became the Sangod Utsav. To keep this tradition alive, the state government with local panchayat also started organising float competition.
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