Written by Tanisha Cardozo || Team Allycaral
As part of the 56th International Film Festival of India 2025(IFFI), Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) in collaboration with the Government of Goa organised Aakash Kandil (lantern-making) competition on 20/11/2025 at ESG promenade.
The competition was open to all the residents of Goa with the maximum cap of 50 entries per Taluka, accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
ESG received total 300 plus entries for the same from different talukas. Each participant received ₹500 as a token of appreciation for their effort and creativity. Participants could use any material except thermacol. All the Akash Kandils were kept for dsplay at ESG promenade.
Three winners were chosen from each taluka. The prize money for the competition was Rs. 5000 as first prize, Rs. 3000 as second prize and Rs. 2000 as third prize in each taluka.
The details of the winners are as follows;
| Sr. No | Name of the Taluka | Name of the winners |
| 1 | Salcete | First –Akshay S. Satarkar Second- Anikul A. Chitari Third –Ms. Saisha Malvankar |
| 2 | Canacona | First –ValankaniVieges Second-Payak J. Padkar Third -Kajal Kale |
| 3 | Sattari | First –Vaibhav Vinod Mathkar Second-Arjun P. Majik Third –Supriya Chawan |
| 4 | Ponda | First –Kishor Chafadhkar Second-Chandan Velkaskar Third –Amey Naik |
| 5 | Tiswadi | First –Jai Ravindra Phadte Second-Atul Kamat Third –Sai Fadte |
| 6 | Bardez | First –Nehali Narvekar Second-Sahin Hadfadkar Third –Upesh Mayekar |
| 7 | Sanguem | First –Shruti Surendra Naik Second-Atharv Naik Third –Ajoy Gaonkar |
| 8 | Marmugao | First – Keshav Ansurkar Second-Mithil Naik Third –Deepesh Naik |
| 9 | Bicholim | First –Anup Nair Second-Pratima M. Ghadi Third –Rutvik Ugadekar |
| 10 | Pernem | First -Dhiraj Shetgaonkar Second-Sameer Narayan Parab Third – Sainath Pednekar |
| 11 | Dharbandora | First –Sharmesh Chari Second-Unmesh Lavu Naik Third- Prajyot R. Dessai |
| 12 | Quepem | First –Gaurav Raju Hornekar Second-Vidhya Naik Third – Navida Naik |
The Float Parade Competition was held on 20th November 2025, in Two Segments. i.e. Segment 1- Goan Float Parade and Segment 2 – Promotional Float Parade.
| Segment 1- Goan Float Parade Result | |
| Result | Winner Name |
| 1st Prize | Shree Dev Bodgeshwar Yuva Sangh, Mapusa, Goa |
| 2nd Prize | Shree Krishna Haushi Mandal, Margao, Goa |
| 3rd Prize | Raul Pereira, Quepem, Goa |
| 4th Prize | Triveni Kala Sangh, Durgabhat, Ponda Goa |
| 5th Prize | Joel Barbosa, Fatorda, Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Valencio D’souza, St. Estevam, Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Alexinho Da Silva, Curtorim, Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Irist D’Silva, Quepem, Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Mahalaxmi Nagrik Samiti, Bandora, Ponda Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Shree Dev Dhadeshwar Sports and Cultural Club, Nerul, Bardez, Goa |
Float Parade Competition (Applicable only for segment 1 – Goan floats)
1st Prize – Rs.350000/-
2nd Prize – Rs. 300000/-
3rd Prize – Rs. 250000/-
4th Prize – Rs. 200000/-
5th Prize – Rs. 150000/-
5 Consolation Prizes – Rs. 100000/- each
A remuneration of Rs. 30000/- each will be paid to float Parade participants who do not receive any prizes.
| Segment 2 – Promotional Float Parade Result | |
| Result | Winner Name |
| 1st Prize | Andhra Pradesh |
| 2nd Prize | Hombale Movie Makers |
| 3rd Prize | Waves OTT |
| 4th Prize | ZEE Studios |
| 5th Prize | Haryana |
Float Parade Competition (Aplicable for segment 2 – Promotional floats)
1st Prize – Rs.2,50,000/-
2nd Prize – Rs. 2,00,000/-
3rd Prize – Rs. 1,50,000/-
4th Prize – Rs. 1,25,000/-
5th Prize – Rs. 1,00,000/-
A remuneration of Rs. 30000/- each will be paid to float Parade participants who do not receive any prizes as an incentive towards their participation and creative contribution.
The Romtamel Competition was held on 21st, 23rd, 25th & 26th November 2025.
| Romtamel Competition Result | |
| Result | Winner Name |
| 1st Prize | Suyog Shigmotsav Mandal, Adpai, Agapur, Ponda, Goa |
| 2nd Prize | Shree Shantadurga Babreshwar Yuvak Sangh, Calangute, Goa |
| 3rd Prize | Shree Paikdev Shigmotsav Samiti, Sanguem, Goa |
| 4th Prize | Shree Mandaleshwar Managuru Shigmotsav Mandal, Shiroda, Ponda, Goa |
| 5th Prize | Shree Shantadurga Bodgeshwar Shigmotsav Samiti, Bardez, Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Swar Sai Shigmotsav Mandal, Mapusa, Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Avedekar Samaj Borim, Avedem, Borim, Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Chandreshwar Bhootnath Shigmotsav Mandal, Quepem, Goa |
| Consolation Prize | Dongri Shigmotsav Samiti, Dongri, Goa |
Romtamel Performance Competition
1st Prize – Rs.300000/-
2nd Prize – Rs. 250000/-
3rd Prize – Rs. 200000/-
4th Prize – Rs. 175000/-
5th Prize – Rs. 150000/-
5 Consolation Prizes – Rs. 100000/- each.
A remuneration of Rs. 20000/- each will be paid to the Romtamel groups participants who do not receive any prizes.
The prize distribution was held on 28/11/2024 at ESG premises at the hands of Smt. Delilah Lobo, Vice Chairman, ESG / M.L.A. Siolim Constituency.
