The coconut, symbolizing life and fertility, is tossed into the sea as an offering to the Sea God Varuna, whom the Kolis call Darya Raja (king of rivers).

Creator

• Mumbai Archive Project Team

Contributors

• Ayan Ghosh

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Keyword

• Fishing Community
• Maharashtra
• Poornima
• Mumbai
• Koli
• Koliwada
• Narali Purnima
• Varuna
• Vishnu Purana
• Koli Cuisine
• Shravana
• Versova Koliwada
• Narali Karanji

Location

• Mumbai

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/