Kalo celebrations, an expression of gratitude to the village deity.

Kalo celebrations have a special place in the cultural life of Goans.  Kalo is the biggest cultural event of the temple. It is a feast during which various social, cultural and religious activities are organised with villagers and members of a particular temple committee taking part.

The word Kalo is associated with the process of mixing various food items and happily eating them by forgetting caste differences.  It says ,when taking cattle for grazing, Lord Krishna, instead of eating his lunch in solitude, preferred to eat by mixing the food items brought by his fellow herders by reciting songs in a joyful mood. 

The Kalo festival is celebrated in different temples between the months of November and February. In different places it is celebrated for one, two,three or even five days in different parts of Goa.

All people take part in the festival with great enthusiasm and religious fervor.

'Gavalan Kalo' is performed by the young artistes wherein incidents of Lord Krishna's childhood are enacted through traditional songs and dialogues. During the night a traditional folk drama called 'Dashvatari Kalo' is performed. The artistes present a folk drama in which a demon Sankasur is shown killed by Lord Vishnu in the battle.