गोंय

Goa

State · Capital Panaji · 1.5 million people (2011)

• Art and craft

  Kaavi art is a Konkan-coast mural tradition, especially in Goa, with intricate motifs incised in red laterite pigment on white lime plaster.

• Music and dance

  Mando, the Goan song and dance

• Festival

  Shigmo; Carnival; Christmas

• Taste

  Bebinca; xacuti; fish curry rice

• World Heritage

  Churches and Convents of Goa

• Official symbols

  Animal: Gaur · Bird: Ruby-throated yellow bulbul · Tree: Matti

The International Film Festival of India, begun in 1952, has been based in Goa since 2004.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · UNESCO World Heritage Centre · gom.wikipedia.org: गोंय · en.wikipedia.org: Kaavi art · gsbb.goa.gov.in (archived): about goa ecosystems · static.pib.gov.in: doc20251115694201; traditions from the India map’s sources.