“Sakkad Sangatha Melyan, Sakkad Lagi Saryan; Amche Tale Ek Karyan, Moryek Hogolsiya” - As the singing of this evergreen Marian hymn resonated in the Preston City Mini-Hall in Melbourne, hundreds of children offered flowers..

It was a perfect day of sunshine as Melbourne Konkans in traditional attires congregated in Santa Maria College in Northcote, an inner suburb of Melbourne to celebrate the birthday of Mother Mary. Yes! A ‘perfect day of sunshine’ as Melbourne is known to have four seasons