Anjuna

Anjuna ([ɦɔɳzuɳẽ]) is a village located on the coast of North Goa, India.[1] It is a Census Town, one of the twelve Brahmin comunidades of Bardez. It is mostly a tourist destination.

Anjuna

Anjuna
Town
Anjuna beach near village’s tourist market
Anjuna
Location in Goa, India
Anjuna
Anjuna (India)
Coordinates: 15.5833°N 73.7333°E / 15.5833; 73.7333
Country India
StateGoa
DistrictNorth Goa
Government
 • BodyPanchayat
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
 • Rank9,636
Languages
 • OfficialKonkani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
403509
Telephone code91 832
Vehicle registrationGA 01 and GA 03
Nearest cityMapusa/म्हापशें
Sex ratio0.98 ♂/♀
Literacy94 %%
Lok Sabha constituencyNorth Goa
Vidhan Sabha constituencySiolim
Civic agencyPanchayat
ClimateTropical (Köppen)
Websitegoa.gov.in

Its church, St. Michael's Church, Anjuna, founded in 1595, is dedicated to S. Miguel, and celebrates the feasts of S. Miguel (29 September) 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, in the twentieth century.

History

Like all of Goa, Anjuna was long held by the Portuguese. In 1950, it had a population of 5,688 [2] and, in 2011, it had 9,636.

Historian Teresa Albuquerque reports that the village's name is derived from the Arabic word 'Hanjuman' (meaning Merchant Guild). Others say it comes from an Arabic word for "change" - as people used to arrive at Anjuna from the sea looking to change money.

It was discovered by the hippies during the 1960s, then was a center of backpackers & trance parties, and has lately become a popular destination for young big-city Indians.

Activities

Anjuna is famous for trance parties held on its beach during the tourist season (October - April).

Anjuna also hosts the famous flea market (every Wednesday and Saturday), in which products from all over India, as well as from foreigners, are sold, ranging from fruits to jewelry, to clothes, to hashish and electronic devices. On Wednesdays, there is a day market which starts in the morning and ends at 7:30 pm and on Saturdays, there is a night market.

Anjuna Beach
Anjuna Beach in 2015

Anjuna Beach is a beach in Goa,[3] which is located 18 kilometers from Panaji and 8 kilometers to the west of Mapusa, North Goa. It is situated in Anjuna village of Bardez taluka in North Goa. The beach is part of a 30 kilometer stretch of extended beach coastline along the west coast of Goa by the Arabian Sea.[4]

Attractions close to Anjuna Beach include the Anjuna flea market and Chapora Fort.[5]

  • Anjuna flea market runs from dawn till dusk every Wednesday.
  • A typical Shack Hotel at Anjuna beach
  • Sunset at Anjuna Beach
  • Anjuna hill
  • Anjuna Beach

Above & Beyond's record labels, Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep, as well as their radio show, 'Anjunabeats Worldwide,' all make reference to Anjuna. In 2009, they also released a track called 'Anjunabeach.' Anjuna beach is also famous for the hippie lifestyle.[6]

  • Anjuna flea market runs from dawn till dusk every Wednesday.
  • A typical Shack Hotel at Anjuna beach

References
  1. Albuquerque, Teresa (1988). Anjuna: Profile of a Village in Goa. ISBN 9788185002064.
  2. Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer
  3. "Anjuna Beach". India.com.
  4. "Anjuna Beach". goa.gov.in. Government of Goa.
  5. Schapova, Polina. "Go, Goa, Gone: Stories from a changing paradise — and a look at what the future portends". Firstpost.
  6. "Ultimate Guide to North Goa". Hippie in Heels. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

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