Lairai is worshipped in the form of a Kalash or a Pot. At the center of the Garbhagriha is a Pot that is decorated to look like Devi.

Story of the Seven Sisters and a Brother of Goa; Once upon a time seven sisters and a brother came to the land of Goa riding an elephant. We only know that they came down the ghats, but no one knows where they came from. Eight siblings reached Mayem village via Bicholim. The elephant that they came on can be seen at Vydanar near Mayem village, very close to the temple of Maya-Kelbai or Kelambika. It is carved in laterite stone on top of a hillock.

Kelbai, the eldest sister sends the brother to fetch fire to cook food. He takes a long time, so Kelbai sends Lairai, the other sister to look for him. She finds her brother Khetoba playing with the kids. In anger, she kicks the brother with her foot and he obviously felt hurt and refuses to come back with her. He goes to Vainguinim village. When Kelbai finds this out, she feels responsible for the brother’s departure. So, she decides to go to Mulgaon to do penance. She vows to walk with fire on her head with five hundred followers called Dhond’s. Lairai heads to a pious place Now, she also feels hurt and she decides to go to a pious place. She chooses to stay at Shirgao. As penance, she decides to walk on fire with seven hundred Dhond’s

Lairai Temple at Shirgaon; Shirgaon is a small village with only about 300 families and maybe around 3000 people. It is a unique village as there is no violence that takes place anywhere in this village. No animals are killed, no wine or alcohol is extracted out of cashew or coconut. No eggs are sold. People of the village even if they consume Tamsik things, do it outside the village, even today. No horses enter the village even today. There were no dogs till a Dattatreya temple came up in the village. Temple in yellow with saffron hue stands tall in the middle of the village.

Lairai is worshipped in the form of a Kalash or a Pot. At the center of the Garbhagriha is a Pot that is decorated to look like Devi. It also represents the womb, the source of all creation. Purohit Ji explained that it is the Trigunatmaka Adishakti roop of Devi that is worshipped here. She is the invisible energy from which everything emerges.

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