I moved on, rather reluctantly, from Puducherry to Mamalappuram. No-one seems to have bothered to abbreviate this name (possibly because it is itself a slightly shorter version of Mahabalipuram which is its other current name (Nothing to do with Mahabali or Bali, the demon king tricked by the dwarf, whose annual return to earth is celebrated every year in Kerala). The obvious abbreviation is Mama and then Auroville could relocate a few miles north and the Matrimandir could be in Mama. So much more sensible. Anyway. I am staying at a very nice hotel called Mamallaa Heritage, which is jus
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