“Nature is the art in itself”……Nitin Nandeo
The saint Joseph Institute of Education organised an educational tour/Excursion for D.EL.Ed students and staff on 1
st October 2022 . although we had internal exams on mind ,still the news about excursion was received happily, as we all look foward to outdoor activity.
On 1st October 2022, arrangement of buses was made by the Institute to travel to our destinations. It was previously announced there will be two stops where the buses will halt to take students. There were two buses which left from KTC, Margao at around 9.00 a m. most of students and staff boarded bus at Margao and a few got into bus at Quepem.The bus was not just packed with students but great ethusiasm, one could see happy Cheerful faces all throughout our journey , to Usgalimal, we students indulged in singing,dancing and Memory Making we hardly realised when we reached our first destination to Usgalimmal. Margao to Usgalimal is about 1 hour journey via Tilamol – Rivona – Colomb – Curdi. We had to walk quite a bit to reach our site but the walk through lush green plants and water bodies was worth it . It was a beautiful sight. The place is treat not only to nature lovers, but has rich historical background.
About Usgalimal
The village of Usgalimal (also called Pansaimol) in Sanguem taluka, that holds a secret of Goa’s pre historic past.Tucked away in the forest, this place is more like a pre historic museum.
Location :- usgalimal is located between Rivona and Netravali villages. A couple of sign boards of the Archeological survey of India (AST) along the road side helped us locate the protected site
About mock carvings
Situated on the banks of the River Kushavati (a tribute any of the River Zuari) is a laterite rock bed, with over 100 Unique rock carvings-Petroglyphs. This site is believed to date back 6000-7000 years, Judging by the stone artifacts found here. the exact timeline is not known: But, historians have placed this site as one of the oldest sites of rock art in Goa and perhaps in India.
This site lay buried and unknown for years until it was unearthed and identified by the Directorate of Archives and Archaeology, Goa. They cleared the area and brought to light the Petrogly. ‘Petroglyphs’ are made on the rock surface using either, a chisel or a hammerstone. such petroglyphs and rock art are found all over the world. The
oldest rock carving in the country Can be found at Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh.
Details in the rocks carving
This rock art narrates a story of life in the Past. It gives a sense of how people lived, or what people saw, thousands of years agro. It gave an insight into pre historic times, from the Carving, one can Identify animals such as the Zebu bull deer, gaur etc . Scenes of animal chasing, animals in a sitting posture, hunting scenes Can also be Identified. Believed to be labyrinth. One of the oldest symbols can be spotted. It looks more like a maze with several dividing Paths and dead ends, meandering to the centre, however, the real reason behind its presence there is an enigma, You can easily spot the labyrinth as you head towards the south end of the site. Other engravings is the shape of a human, feet , dog, bull , peacock can be Seen at the spot.
The river flows adjacent to the rock bed, and during monsoons, the area is under water . Rivers used to be an important element for early settlers, All their daily activities resolved around the river and that is why historians and archeologist believe that this site, too is an important feature of that area opposite the banks of the river, one can see Areca nut plantations, adding to the beauty of the place. This place is sure to thrill anyone wanting to explore Goa beyond it’s beaches, and understand what makes its culture so Unique . Besides it’s historical importance, the place is surrounded with beauty and one can undoubtedly experience a sense of calm and peace.
After relishing the beauty and importance of this Place .. we left for our next destination Netravali bubbling lake.
Budbudyanchi Tali (Netravali – Bubbling lake) bubble pond
The Budbud Talli is located in Netavali in the Sanguem Taluka. Clap and the lake bubbles are the famous legend associated with this tiny lake.On reaching the site we all clapped loudly and we actually saw small bubbles erupting from bottom of the lake. It was cute and beautiful sight. The lake actually looks like a small temple pond with a structure standing in the middle of it. It is the bubble lake of
Goa, locally called as Bud Budi Tali or Bubbling lake.
In the middle of spice farm, in the village of Netravali, Sanguem, it is a rectangular steps well style lake, an artificial lake that would have been constructed anywhere between 300-400 years back. It is a freshwater lake and guts water from underground springs and has an outlet at one end from where the water goes out and in used by the farmers around for irrigation. We were told that when it was being constructed , a layer of sand was stuffed below the surface and that sustains aquatic plants on its base that emit methane gas. When this gas tries to escape, it comes up in the form of small bubbles. Visually the bubbles look beautiful when they роp up and create concentric circles through the ripples they cause. The lake can Keep your eyes engaged for a long time as you keep looking
for the next bubble spot. You can also create bubbles by jumping on the stones around the lake or by clapping basically anything that leads to vibrations in the lake.
After Relaxing and staying here for a while we left for Don Bosco Sulcorna farm for lunch.
Don Bosco Sulcorna
Don Bosco institute Sulcorna, College of Agriculture, amidst the nature and beautiful and well organised.
Don Bosco college of Agriculture located on the bank of river Kushwati near picturesque western ghats offers BSC(Hons) Agriculture. When we entered there Fr. Anisco Mato extended a warm welcome to us and asked us to feel free to explore the place and later visit the statue of Mother Mary on hilltop, which people of different religion visit for miraculous favours. We had are food here, relaxed and than visited miraculous statue of our Blessed Mother on the hill of Don Bosco Sulcorna. It was a beautiful site and view from hill top. Soon it was time for us to go back home, we left from Sulcorna at 3:30 pm. The day was well spent, full of adventure and wonderful nature experience and enriched our history knowledge, we left happily.
“IN EVERY WALK WITH NATURE, ONE RECEIVES FOR MORE THAN ONE SEEKS”