, Tounshe is the konkani word for cucumber. It is also the feast of St.Anna of Santana. Â This original fertility worship of the tribals got baptized when the missionaries came to Goa. Couples wanting children place their request to St. Anna, this was originally to the anthill goddess Satteri. When the wish is fulfilled …
the geopiety of the vatavriksha.
geopiety is the reverence of nature. trees are part of this too. this article looks at the famous botanical hermit the Banyan tree.
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