Dattajayanti is a Hindu festival where in the birth of Lord Dattatreya is celebrated. He is the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The most famous Datta Temple in Goa is in Sanquelim, Bicholim. On Dattajayanti, people from all over Goa gather in this temple to celebrate this festival. The temple is located on the banks of river Valvanti. The celebration begins by putting the idol of Lord Datta into a decorated cradle, and then singing hymns to him. Later a procession called Pradakshina is carried out around the temple along with the idol. On the next day people gather to watch ‘natak’ about mythological stories by local actors of Bicholim.
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