About this GalleryThe parade was led by the float of State Tourism Department carrying the mythological character King Momo.
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01 p Goa ushered in the colourful festival of Carnival, albeit on a toned downscale, with a float parade organised in the state capital of Panaji - Photogallery
Goa ushered in the colourful festival of Carnival, albeit on a toned downscale, with a float parade organised in the state capital of Panaji. The parade was led by King Momo, a larger than life ceremonious king selected by a local carnival committee, who offers to each city, a symbolic key to the celebration. King Momo for 2021 is Goa-based restaurateur Eric Dias. For three days, King Momo rules Goa with the motto of eat, drink and be merry . Goa welcomes all carnival celebrating tourists to our parades, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said while inaugurating the float
Goa ushered in the colourful festival of Carnival, albeit on a toned down scale, with a float parade organised in the state capital of Panaji on Saturday.The parade was led by King Momo, a larger than life ceremonious king selected by a local .
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Not Covid, Carnival masks to take centre stage in Goa
By IANS |
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Fri, Feb 12 2021 20:21 IST |
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Goa may tone down Carnival festivities amid Covid-19. Image Source: IANS News
Panaji, Feb 12 : Masks carnival masks and now Covid-19 masks will take the centre stage at the annual Carnival parade in Panaji on Saturday, as the colourful festival gets underway amid the shadow of the pandemic.
According to Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar, the state government took the decision to organise the event, albeit at a low scale, in order to retain Goa s prominence on the tourism map and to beat competing destinations sucj as Kerala from catching up.