Nice street in Pondi

Day 13 - Pondi Auroville and Mamallapuram

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September 26th 2008
Up early and out for a walk around the very French Pondicherry. Had breakfast in a french bakery - very tasty almond croissant an an apple danish - yum! Then walked the French quarter visiting Sri Aurobindo Ashram on Rule de la Marine and had some time to sit amongst The Mother's devotees and meditate. The Mother is Mirra Alfassa - a Paris born painter, musician and Aurobindo’s close companion ... 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