Zatra [Jatra] of Shantadurga is among the most popular social and religious festival of Goa, the tiny Indian state with harmonious mix of variant creeds of human population. In the Goa state there are three important temples of Goddess Shantadurga, located at Kavlem, Pernem and Footrope. Some other places [Cities & Villages] of Goa like Calangute, Mangueshi, Karmali, Nagueshi, Velinga, Ramnathi, Mapusam, Madki, Mala-Panaji, Kundai, Mashel, Shiroda, Amona, Khandepar, Borim, Mulgaon and Kapileshwari also haves temples housing Goddess Shantadurga.

Several thousands of devotees gathered at the Dhargali in Pernem for a colorful procession with which the devotees take the deity out of the temple for the day. At night, beautifully decorated chariots with the idol of the Goddess Shantadurga take rounds of the nearby areas and spread goodwill and cheer all around.