Gulal is a festival connected with the Shigmo festival of Goa. It is celebrated in the month of Phalgun at the Shri Damodar Temple of Zambaulim. There are no exact records as to when the festival began. During the Portuguese regime, Christianity was introduced, sometimes by force. Hindus and Muslims were suppressed by the Portuguese, who stopped them from practicing their rituals and customs. However, the Hindus managed to continue practicing their rituals in spite of the ban.