margao natives of the now underwater kurdi village in sanguem got together at the resurfaced hamlet on sunday for the annual shree someshwar utsav and relived their memoriesa classical vocal performance by ashwini zambaulikar was the highlight of the event that was preceded by a pooja a bhajan recital and mahaprasadsocial welfare minister and local mla subhash phal dessai also visited the eventthe event was held after a threeyear gap the first owing to the pandemicinduced lockdown and the second because the waters failed to recede to a safe level last yearthe annual feast of sacred heart of jesus chapel at kurdi will be held on may 28the thrill of exploring an underwater village has been drawing hordes of visitors to kurdi that reappears every year for a few months preceding the monsoon kurdi village went under water after it came under the reservoir submergence of the salaulim irrigation project over 30 years ago the village was once known for its rich produce of cashew jackfruits mangoes bananas and coconutsthe receding waters have uncovered the relics of the centuriesold someshwar temple the remnants of a ganesh temple the ruins of a high school besides the vestiges of the entire submerged village an rcc building that once housed a police outpost a grocery shop and a teashop is another landmark that bears the telltale marks of the villagehindustani classical singer mogubai kurdikar the mother of kishori amonkar hailed from kurdi and the ruins of her house close to the someshwar temple can still be seen after a brief reappearance kurdi goes under water once again when the monsoons set in