Cloudy skies, decorative
branches. Stained glass, Pilar. Gumot (traditional drum)
players at the Mando festival, Panjim. Monsoon weather, Goa Velha. Wind-swept beaches, Tiswadi/Ilhas. Rainy-season vegetation,
Bardez. Harvest is in, Saligao. Goats, once a common
feature in Goa, now a rare sight. Readying for the rains: the
produce of the coconut tree has many uses in Goa. These leaves go
to serve as a thatched protection to walls.
Corridors of power: the
Panjim Secretariat, a former palace of Goa's Muslim rulers, now
the seat of government.
Green-fields. Saligao. Path to somewhere. All smiles. Goan kids with
a zest for life. Tarika and Sohail.
Top-hats and fans:
Participants at the Mando festival of traditional song and dance,
from St Xavier's College in Mapusa. Bag-piper on the beach: Goa
lures visitors and tourists, some of whom bring in diverse
talents. Ubiquitous coke: A
beachside umbrella at the Arambol/Harmal sweet-water lake. Collecting sea-shells.
Camurlim, Bardez. Children's day in the pool.
Bambolim. Goa has a rich biodiversity,
thanks in part to the plants brought in by the Portuguese
colonisers in past centuries. Another hue of Goa's rich
plant diversity.
