Kalo Celebrations Of Villages In Goa

    

The annual Kalo celebrations has a special place in the cultural life of Goans. Kalo is the biggest cultural event of the temple. It is a feast during which various social, cultural and religious activities are organised with villagers and members of a particular temple committee taking part. The Kalo festival is celebrated in different temples between the months of November and February.

In different places it is celebrated for one, two or even three days. A celebrations Kalo season begins with the winter season. In many villages when celebrating Kalo, the youth climb on each others shoulders and make human pyramids to reach a clay pot, containing yoghurt{Dahi}, fruits, and sweets which is kept at a height in the temple premises. After this all process a folk drama is performed by the young artistes wherein the incidents of Lord Krishna's childhood and enacted through traditional songs and dialogues. This drama or Kalo is also known as' Dashavatari Kalo'.

    
The extremely silly and funny mud bath, the monsoon festival of Chikal Kalo is celebrated only in Goa. This festival celebrates the fun and games that Lord Krishna and his friends used to play in the fields during the monsoon season.
The Chikal Kalo is celebrated in the village of Marcela in Ponda  taluka in DevakiKrishna temple.