Perhaps that’s why hippies flocked to Goa ... resting in a chapel in the Basilica de Bom Jesus in Old Goa. Cows, revered in India, wander the beaches at will, their curved horns framing idyllic ...

When hippies traveled overland from Europe to India decades ago, Goa was often the final stop on the trail, welcoming to its beaches Westerners who wanted to drop out in a place where living was ...

PANAJI, IndiaPANAJI, India — Eight Finger Eddie’s time had come and gone. When the 85-year-old, touted as the godfather of Goa’s hippie scene, died last week in a beachside village in Goa ...

It became India’s 25th state in 1961 ... one of the many plush resorts that have popped up in southern Goa, away from the hippies who are said to stalk the north of the state.

FOR many, Goa is synonymous with hippies, hedonism and all-night dance parties held under a full moon. But India’s popular seaside destination offers more than deadheads and clichés.

GOA, India — “No fighting about religion in ... Perhaps that’s why hippies flocked to Goa. They came in the ’70s, their laid-back lifestyle fitting right in with life in the beach towns ...

Goa is now a top vacation and party destination ... according to an 2008 video interview with researchers tracking hippie movements in India. “Some people let me stay in their house.

Ever-tolerant Goa, India, has evolved from a hippie haven to a vacation destination that still celebrates peace and the past. Gene Hackman’s will leaves his full $80M fortune to late wife and ...

Perhaps that’s why hippies flocked to Goa. They came in the ’70s ... night flea market drawing vendors from throughout India, and partiers might find a rave in one of North Goa’s beach ...