subject: Goa Carnivals - Famous Tourist Attraction Of Goa [print this page] Goa is a happening destination that has its own cultural heritage. Goa boasts of Indian and Portuguese elements in its culture. The festivals celebrated here include different religions, but is celebrated with great enthusiasm and peace. The Goa holiday packages are the extremely popular with foreigners, who throng to Goa every year in large numbers to enjoy their vacations.
Carnivals in Goa are the biggest celebration and attract tourists across the globe. Goa tour is always popular and these carnivals make it more pleasurable. The month of February is the carnival and this festival began to be celebrated from the year 1961 by the Portuguese. They left their legacy and this culture merged into the Goan culture. Today this festival is celebrated with grandeur before the Easter Sunday for three days.
Tourists and local people enjoy this carnival festival that includes parades, music and dance as the festival highlights. This is the time when you can see beautifully decorated streets and cultural functions are performed all over the state. People participating in the processions wear bright colored dresses and funky masks. This is one of the eagerly awaited events that are celebrated for three days and is known for its amusement, fun, frolic and merrymaking, irrespective of religion and faith.
Goa is a blessed land prominent for its nightlife, beaches, lip smacking cuisine and palm fringed bays. It is a tourist destination offering the panoramic blend of sun, sea and sad, besides being the most happening destinations in India that tourists enjoy spending a pleasurable and memorable holiday in Goa. The carnival is celebrated in Goa, but Panjim, its capital also is a celebration stage.
The Goa tour packages are also in great demand. This tour offers tourists an experience of the beauty of nature and its pulsating culture. Goa holds a special place for the temples and in respect to its idols and style, they are quite different.
Goa is well known for its churches, but Goa India Temples are great places for devotees coming here. Some of the popular shrines include Sri Maha Lakshmi near Ponda. This temple has been recently built and during Navratri grand celebrations take place. Here there are Sir Baleshwar, Sri Narayan and Sri Ravalnath idols also.
Sri Ananta is also in Ponda Taluka and is the only temple dedicated to Lord Ananta. This idol is in black stone and has a very appealing architecture. This is a charismatic abode of Lord Vishnu. Sri Devaki Krishna is a special temple as this is the only place where Mother and son are placed together. Devi Kalika is also a popular temple here known for its sculptures.
