Salvador do Mundo is a picturesque village in the Bardez district of Goa. It is endowed with natural surrounding, hillocks, rivulets and fields. The Church, dedicated to Savior of the World and built in 1565 by the Franciscan Friars, is the landmark of the village.
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| The Salvador do Mundo Church |
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| Blessing the first sheaves of paddy |
The village has had many traditions and customs in the past. Most of these are slowly fading into oblivion with every passing generation and
advancement in civilization. A few still exist, though they are now devoid of their original glamour of the ancestral era.
It is a tradition to celebrate the harvest feast every year in the month of August. The parish being dedicated to Savior of the World as its Patron, the feast is celebrated on the 6th of August annually. It has lost most of its traditional aspects as the years rolled by, but only a few remain to be observed.
The main occupation of the villagers is cultivation of the fields, farming and harvesting the hills. These activities come alive in season time. However every advancing generation seem to reject the traditional occupations after receiving education which promises more sophisticated living in keeping with the change of time.
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| Threshing the paddy |
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| Willowing |
All the same the village remains peaceful and calm in the lap of nature. The villagers live in harmony and brotherhood. However as the sun sets across the fields and beyond the hills, there is hope of a new tomorrow and it can never be the same as yesterday.
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| Sunset over the local village river |
Beautifully captured pictures and story. I had the advantage of living in this scenic village once when it was vibrant and alive with young families. Alas, the promise of a better tomorrow led me to foreign lands.
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