The Village Square is in the middle of the Village. The focal point of the square is the Temple. The red building on the top right is the original old Temple. To the left is the public baths where people go to bathe in hot, natural, sulphur water that flows freely from the high mountain peaks. The main building in the pic is the new Temple which was built about 10 years ago. Colin was here in Vashisht when it was decided the the Temple had to be built. It used to be shops. They were demolishing them for some reason - Colin doesn't know why - and they discovered a Shiva Lingam, hence a Temple had to be built on the site ( Shiva Lingum )
School children (in green uniforms) play at skipping outside the Temple - minus the skipping rope of course! Cool pink wellies though. Children play very simply but very happily here. If any, they have very few simple toys (maybe a doll or small match-box size car) and certainly no ex-box or play station.
There are always people wandering around the square or just sitting around in groups chatting. It's only during the Indian tourist season that the square becomes busy.
Cafes in The Square. This cafe is a German Bakery that sells yummy cakes, croissants and bread. When the tourist season finishes in Vashisht they head down to Goa for the tourist season starting there. Of all the places to chose in Goa, they head to Agonda where Colin and I go at that time. So, we see them all year round.
The opening underneath the green building is where we buy our vegetables.
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