No one knows from where they came or how they ended up in Goa, but the priest of Lairai temple narrates the following tale about the Seven sisters. Seven sisters and their younger brother came from Karnataka region riding an elephant. They first stopped over at Mayem village in Bicholim Taluka of north Goa. As soon as they arrived, Mhamai the eldest of the seven sisters, sent the brother Khetalo to fetch fire from near by market. She wanted to set up a stove to cook food for all of them. Young Khetalo went in search of fire to the nearby market and got lost in the hustle bustle of the market. Mhamai then asked Lairai and Kelbai to go find out why Khetalo was taking such a long time to fetch fire. The two sisters found Khetalo engrossed in watching children playing games, having forgotten his errand to fetch fire. Lairai got furious and kicked him hard. Kelbai watched without intervening while Khetalo was being kicked. Lairai kicked Khetalo so hard that he got a permanent bent in his waist. Lairai repented her action and vowed to atone her sin by walking through fire. Kelbai too felt ashamed and guilty for standing silently and watching her brother being kicked. She too vowed that she would walk carrying fire on her head. Eventually the seven sisters and their brother dispersed among the various villages of Goa.