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Religious · Goa · June
A monsoon festival where young men jump into wells and water bodies wearing floral crowns to celebrate St John the Baptist.
Art, craft & performance around Sao Joao
Sao Joao sits inside Goa's wider living culture — not an isolated event, but one date on a calendar that also holds these traditions.
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