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You'll sit at Filomena's work table surrounded by rolls of tissue and crepe paper as she shows you how a few cuts and twists of wire turn flat paper into full, layered blooms used to decorate church feasts and Hindu festivals alike. By the end of the session you'll have a small bouquet of your own fulkar flowers, ready to display or gift.
Handmade fulkar flowers decorate both church feast processions and Hindu festival altars across Goa, making the craft a rare point of shared visual culture between the state's two major religious calendars.
Fulkar flower-making uses paper, cloth and sometimes dried fibre to create decorative blooms for weddings, church feasts and festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, with techniques and colour choices often distinguishing one village's style from another's.
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Morning
Paper preparation and basic petal-cutting techniques
Afternoon
Assembling and finishing a bouquet of fulkar flowers
Difficulty
Easy — fine motor work, no prior craft needed
Age suitability
8 and up
Rolls of coloured tissue and crepe paper
Filomena shaping a layered petal
A finished bouquet of fulkar flowersPhotographs from this experience will replace these panels once available.
How many flowers will I make?
Enough for a small bouquet, typically five to seven flowers depending on pace.
Is this suitable for children?
Yes, it's a favourite with younger guests thanks to the bright colours and simple folds.
“So much more intricate than I expected — Filomena's hands moved through folds I couldn't even follow.”
Meera J. · 5/5
“A lovely, calm afternoon and I came away with flowers that still sit on my desk.”
David O. · 5/5
Not a sight to see — a practice to enter.