The Gadyachi Jatra (literally “Rally of the Gades”) is a traditional Indian spirit-invocation festival held during Shigmo in several Goan villages, notably Sal (Bicholim taluka) and Poinguinim (Canacona taluka). Men donning white dhotis—known as Gade—enter trance states as they invoke Devanchaar, the village protective spirit, through torchlit processions, ritual hide-and-seek in sacred groves, and offerings at cremation grounds.
The Gadyachi Jatra (literally “Rally of the Gades”) is a traditional Indian spirit-invocation festival held during Shigmo in several Goan villages, notably Sal (Bicholim taluka) and Poinguinim (Canacona taluka). Men donning white dhotis—known as Gade—enter trance states as they invoke Devanchaar, the village protective spirit, through torchlit processions, ritual hide-and-seek in sacred groves, and offerings at cremation grounds.
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