I happened to arrive in Auroville, quite by mistake, the year of it's 40th anniversary... This place is quite a gem and even if every stone will reveal a few worms if you look hard enough as you dig them up, this has been a delightful discovery... the City the Earth needs... For us guests, this is a place where to enjoy peace and tranquillity, a place where you can practice yoga and meditation in the most sublime surroundings, a place where you can attend many interesting workshops and receive the most wonderful treatments... The food is delicious - alcohol and drugs are strictly forbidden... On February 28th, Auroville's birthday was celebrated at the amphitheatre with a big bonfire just before dawn.... thousands of people came - you could still see a few stars, the birds
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