Anjuna
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Anjuna is a village in Goa, one of the twelve Brahmin comunidades of Bardez. It was a famous destination for hippies during the sixties and seventies. It currently faces the problems that all of Goa faces: garbage disposal, unauthorized land conversion, usurpation of comunidade land, and a disregard for the rule of law.
Its church, founded in 1595, is dedicated to S. Miguel, and celebrates the feasts of S. Miguel (September 29) and Nossa Senhora Advogada (second week of January). There are three large chapels in the parish: the one to S. Antonio (Praias), to Nossa Senhora de Saude (Mazalvaddo), and to Nossa Senhora de Piedade (Grande Chinvar). The chapel at Vagator became the church of the new parish of Vagator, dedicated to S. Antonio, sometime last century.
Anjuna is known throughout North Goa (everyhing North of Goa's capital, Panjim) for its Wednesday market, where one can find anything from Indian souvenirs to Trance music. There are two main restaurants for music and food at Anjuna's beach: Curly's and Liliput's.
Anjuna is also known as the hippy capital of Goa, although it's star seems to be fading as tourism takes hold.
[Justin's Anjuna Page Hippies in '94 http://www.greylizard.net/anjunabeachgoaindia.php]
