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During Gauri Pujan, women in Goa worship waterbodies like wells and rivers.
Gauri puja is usually performed on the fifth or sixth day of Ganesh Chaturthi. And, this puja is performed by specific families of talukas such as Bicholim, Pernem and Sattari.
Newly married couples fast on this day. They carry 'kalas' and 'patri' and walk to a well or nearby river to perform various rituals.
Interestingly, after the rituals, they take water in their mouth and without talking to anyone head back home.
At home, a priest performs puja. Couples seek blessings and pray for a child from goddess Gauri, while others seek wealth and prosperity.
Hovso prasad is served on a turmeric leaf. The prasad consists of fruits and other items.
After the rituals, women go back to the water bodies and distribute prasad to others.