Feature image courtesy: Goa Tourism

If lakes could gossip, Budbudyachi Talli would be the one telling tall tales in the village square. On the surface, it’s just another quiet pond in Goa, a place where buffaloes wade lazily and dragonflies hover like tiny drones. But walk closer, clap your hands, and the whole thing comes alive with bubbles, like it’s been keeping a centuries-old secret.

‘Budbudyachi Talli’ means ‘Lake of Bubbles’ in Konkani.

Locals have been baffled and entertained by this 400-year-old water body for generations. Some whisper it’s the work of ancient spirits guarding the village. Others swear it’s nature showing off. And then there are the scientists, who arrive with instruments, leave with theories, and still don’t manage to steal away the pond’s mischief.

A pond with a personality

Beside the Gopinath Temple in Netravali, Sanguem, lies a rectangular, laterite-lined water tank framed with granite steps and a central stone pedestal. The water is crystal clear, tinged with a soft green-blue hue.

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