Mussal dance takes place at Cotta, Chandor just before the Goan carnival The Mandda Khuris from where the dance begins, the elderly head along with the group of the village known as Gaonkar dressed with traditional dress, a dhoti, kurta and parka form a circle holding a mussal in their hands and singing the song in local language konkani " Hari haracho khel khelayta, khel durgabhayr shivo dita". Outside the old Portuguese Fernandes house they dance and sing .This dance is performed to celebrate the victory in the 14th century of the Hindu King of Vijayanagar, Harihar over the Cholas.