Pondichery

Pondichery, Trichy and Madurai

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October 14th 2008
Sorry about the delay, but we've been busy and lazy and now we have lots of work to do.... We went to Pondichery, Trichy and Madurai ages ago. Can't remember exactly when, but sometime in September. Pondichery is the former capital of French India. We spent a day here, walking along the sea side promenade, visiting the temple and the Shri Aorobindo Ashram (apparently one of the best known an ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more