Procession of 31 Saints, Goa Velha, 2017

Santanchem Pursao or Pursanv at Goa Velha, Goa
It happens 5th Monday of the Lent every year.
Once, there were over 60 Saints. After a long gap with no procession,  the number was reduced to 27.
Presently, 31 with 4 new additions.
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Video: Santamchem Pursanv

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Following is the list (in order of appearance)

 

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1.  Armas Franciscanas

2.  Papa Inacio III
3.  Sam Minguel

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4.  Cardinal S. Boaventura
5.  St. Clara de Orde Franciscan

6.  S. Lucio e Dona Primogeni
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7.  Sam Pascoal Baylon

8.  St. Rosa de Viterbo

9.  Sam Roque
10. St. Izabel Rainha de Portugal

11. St. Izabel de Rainha de Urgria (Hungary)
12. Sant Antonio

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13. Cardinal Sam Pedro Damiao
14. Sam Bernardo
15. S. Luis Reis de France
16. Sam Filipe

17. St. Inez de Assisi
18. S. Rosa de Lima
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19. Encorno Domingos
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20. Immaculada Franciscana

21.  Ecce Homo

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22. St. Francisco Abracado Pelo Crucificado
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23. St. Joao Evangelisto
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24. St.  Maria Magdalena
25. Maria Santissima

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26. St. Angela Mericia
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27. St. Andrew - New
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28. St. Francis Xavier - New
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29. St. Peter the First Pope - New

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30. St. Jose Vaz - New
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31. St. Francis de Chagas

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Looks like the event or the procession was not orderly organised this time.

The Mass took too long.  Started at 4.30, with sermon of over 30 minutes etc.

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The procession started at 6.15 and the last Saint to leave Church complex was at 7.15.  The First Saint that left church at 6.15 was back around 7.25 after about 2km of marching along the roads.
The last Saint who left the Church at 7.15 must have arrived back around 8.25pm.
Throughout the procession route there were amplified sound, horn speakers but there was no provision of lights.  Procession must start at 5.15 or before so that all Saints are back to Church by 6.45. 
Less and less number of people joining the procession in these years. Some Charols had just 15 people and another had about 25 people.  St. Antonio Charol gets the highest number of people.

Shortage of Goa-Velha men.

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Some ladies seen carrying the Charols some without opmus or comfrad.
People from outside Goa-Velha also seen carrying the Charols e.g. MLA Silveira etc

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People passing underneath of the charols
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Feri

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Times of India says
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For the first time, women palanquin bearers were allowed to carry the statues..
One Sarah Dias of Goa-Velha says its not true

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TOI says
Post mass migrations Goa-Velha invites women, other villages as Palanquin bearers for Saints Procession
but one Sarah Dias of Goa-Velha says its not true

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Agassaim: Passion of Christ, singing of Veronica, procession etc 2.4.2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ7uH0pgR_U