before veda vyasa, the vipasa river was known as saraswathi. rishi vashishta, the great grandfather of vyasa tried to jump into this river from an overlooking hillock, to sacrifice his soul. however, the river altered form to become a sandbed, saving him. on account of this incident, the great rishi opted to settle near the river, and made it a residence for some years. thereby, it became known as vashisht (after vashishta). we can find vashishta brahmarishi temple in this village.