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Sunday May 26 an unique event takes place at Curdi village in Sanguem taluka in the Indian state of Goa..
Local Christian community return to this village from which they had been transplanted in 1975 during the construction of the Sanguem dam. These locals were made to abandon their homes, farms and cattle and were rehabilitated by the Goa govt. elsewhere.

The original Goans had to leave behind their traditional gods and deities. Because their village got submerged under the salaulim dam waters.
However, due to their strong connect to their original lands and their gods and beliefs, in this month of May, they get an opportunity to return there and pay obeisance to their gods.
In the month of May only, the entire village with abandoned houses, temples, tulsi vrindavans, christian crosses, dargahs, old police station, portuguese built roads and other structures emerge and become visible and accessible. The locals return during this time and carry out their traditional religious rituals. The Hindus did it last Sunday at the old Somaweshwar temple ruins.

Sunday May 26, the Christians are going to celebrate Mass at the old Holy Cross at 16.00 hrs..
It is an occasion not to be missed. You get to see the biodiversity of that area which remains submerged round the year except month of May. You also get to see the 10th Century Mahadeva Temple built in all likelihood by the Kadamba Kings.
There was also discovered there (during construction of the said dam) a 4th - 5th Century laterite sculpture of Mother Goddess(picture in this post). This structure has been relocated and is now resting next to Mhalsa temple, Old Mardol, Verna.

There is lot of history and also tragedy attached to Curdi which one must not miss out on. I will be going there tomorrow noon. If anybody wishes to join, most welcome.



Note: A 10th Century Mahadeva Temple that existed in the Curdi village that was later transplanted stone by stone by the ASI to its present location near the Sanguem dam.