Glimpses of Divar's 'Bonderam' festival

It’s that time of the year again when Divar comes alive with the traditional ‘Bonderam’, and the ‘Bonderachem Jevon’, ‘Bonderamchi Passoi’ and ‘Bonderam fest’ were the highlights of this year’s festival. There was a traditional 'jevonn' by the St Mathias Sports Club, Divar

The 'jevonn' consisted of local dishes such as local Goan par boiled rice, lady finger curry, 'Kismur' and 'Manganem' | ALL PHOTOS: Venita Gomes

‘Manganem’ is a traditional Goan sweet made of coconut, jaggery and channa dal

The traditional lunch was followed by the ‘Bonderamchi Passoi’ which was flagged off by a brass band

The ‘Pasoi’ started at the Malar Church and went walking along the village

The ‘Passoi’ made certain fixed stops along the way, where traditional sweets were laid out for the participants

The cloudy skies certainly didn't put a damper on the festivities

The first float in the float parade was dedicated to Goa’s famous traditional drink ‘urrak’

Dancin’ in the streets

Young participants were also part of the ‘urrak’ float

This float throws the spotlight on Goa’s natural wealth, including its plentiful local fruits

Young people added some fancy footwork to the float parade

The traditional occupation of pottery was the subject of this float