It is a festival in honour of Googa, the lord of snakes. On this day large
feasts (Bhandara) are organized at all the temples of Googa (Googmadhi)
in which the food grains collected by the Guru (head priest) are used.
The farmers also come with offerings of food and pray for their well being.
Pictures of snakes are drawn on the walls with turmeric and people feed
snakes with milk and butter. Mentally sick women dance at the temples
on this day, in order to get rid of their sickness. It is said that the
spirit of Googa descends upon them and suggests ways of curing the ailment.
Googa Saloh and Shibo-Da-than are two major temples where fairs take place.
