[Goanet]Believe It or Not!

[domnic fernandes]

Did you know that Anjuna shot to world fame in the late sixties because of 
Full Moon Night beach parties and Flea Market at Danddo?  These activities 
were hosted by locals in coordination with foreigners/hippies.  While Full 
Moon Night beach parties are quire rare these days, Flea Market continues to 
take place at Danddo on Wednesdays.  People start arriving in Anjuna for the 
market as early as 06:00 a.m. and leave the place by late evening.  The 
traffic on Anjuna roads on Wednesdays is simply unimaginable; we now need 
better/broader roads to accommodate such type of heavy traffic.  Getting 
back to the market, there is a big difference between previously held Flea 
Market and the one today.  Previously, the departing foreigners disposed of 
their foreign made belongings; nowadays, the market is filled with 
�LOMANNIS� and one mostly finds stuff from Rajasthan, Kashmir, Nepal, etc., 
instead of foreign made.  To make matters worse, these �Lomanni� vendors are 
now photographed and presented on magazines as locals (Anjunians?!

Anjuna Flea Market was so famous in those days that once when my brother and 
I visited the Opera House area (famous for car spare parts) in Bombay  in 
1976, we were stunned to find second hand, foreign made goods from Anjuna 
Flea Market on sale at two shops.  When asked how they managed to get them, 
the owner told us that he often attended the Flea Market.  He further told 
us that their staff in New Delhi branches also visited the market from time 
to time.

P.S.  Per public suggestion, I have changed the subject from �Did you know 
that �.� to �Believe it or not!

Moi-mogan
Domnic Fernandes
Dhahran, KSA
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