{"id":114009,"date":"2026-07-17T07:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=114009"},"modified":"2026-07-17T07:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T02:05:57","slug":"8th-jal-abhishek-pays-tribute-to-heroes-of-the-historic-cuncolim-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=114009","title":{"rendered":"8th Jal Abhishek Pays Tribute to Heroes of the Historic Cuncolim Uprising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goa Khabar:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0<strong>8th Jal Abhishek<\/strong>, organised by\u00a0<strong>Kunkalli Shourya Prathishthan<\/strong>, was held at the\u00a0<strong>Chieftains Memorial<\/strong>\u00a0to honour the\u00a0<strong>16 Chieftains<\/strong>\u00a0who sacrificed their lives during the historic\u00a0<strong>1583 Cuncolim Uprising<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260716-WA0009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260716-WA0009.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260716-WA0009-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The programme began with the ceremonial&nbsp;<strong>Jal Abhishek<\/strong>, followed by a series of cultural performances and a historical street play depicting the bravery and sacrifices of the Cuncolim Chieftains. The occasion also featured the presentation of the prestigious&nbsp;<strong>Dharmrakshak Puraskar<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Dharmaprasarak Puraskar<\/strong>&nbsp;to recognise outstanding contributions towards preserving cultural and religious heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260716-WA0010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260716-WA0010.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG-20260716-WA0010-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from the descendants of the 16 Chieftains, temple representatives, historians, dignitaries and members of the public. The gathering reaffirmed a collective commitment to preserving and promoting Goa&#8217;s rich historical and cultural legacy while remembering the courage and sacrifice of the Cuncolim heroes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goa Khabar:\u00a0The\u00a08th Jal Abhishek, organised by\u00a0Kunkalli Shourya Prathishthan, was held at the\u00a0Chieftains Memorial\u00a0to honour the\u00a016 Chieftains\u00a0who sacrificed their lives during the historic\u00a01583 Cuncolim Uprising. The programme began with the ceremonial&nbsp;Jal Abhishek, followed by a series of cultural performances and a historical street play depicting the bravery and sacrifices of the Cuncolim Chieftains. The occasion also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":114010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,6],"tags":[3794,38],"class_list":["post-114009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-155","category-6","tag-featured","tag-goa"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114013,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114009\/revisions\/114013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}