Tuesday 29/01/2013 - PUDUCHERRY (also known as Pondicherry).
- Visit of the French quarter,
- Visit of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram,
- Visit of the Paper factory,
- Visit of the Puducherry Museum,
- Visit of the Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple.
- Visit of Auroville
Statue for the Indian soldiers who gave their lives in Europe during world war I.
The old French town hall, being restored.
Sometimes (read as "often") a not so clean India.
Even if overall this town looks much better than any other place visited.
Even if overall this town looks much better than any other place visited.
Notre Dame des Anges church.
A French looking café and a French movie theater.
A French "Paris-Brest" with a lovely Italian Capuchino.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
The Paper factory, run by the Sri Aurobindo ashram.
No cameras, no pictures. But I managed to obtain the authorization!
As often, Indian workers have a lot of fun.
No comment!
Puducherry Museum.
Unfortunately forbidden to take pictures inside.
An old-fashioned museum about everything and nothing.
Before Christ, Greco-Roman traders already came to Arikamedu (Puducherry).
They came loaded with wine and olive oil to return with precious spices.
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple.
The temple elephant arriving at the temple.
Auroville (Wednesday 30/1).
Auroville (City of Dawn) is an experimental township, inspired by the guru and founder of the Aurobinda ashram, ment to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. One of those ideas anyone with a whiff of New Adge will love.
Two thirds od the 1800 Aurovilians are foreigners, living in 80 rural settlements.
Auroville (City of Dawn) is an experimental township, inspired by the guru and founder of the Aurobinda ashram, ment to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. One of those ideas anyone with a whiff of New Adge will love.
Two thirds od the 1800 Aurovilians are foreigners, living in 80 rural settlements.
Let's go and see that.
Found a nice bicycle shop with up to date bikes right around the corner.
Indian bike.
As I was not that sure, I took right.
In the visitor center.
The shops.
The "solar kitchen", preparing more than 400 meals dayly.
The Matrimandir, Auroville's spiritual heart.
Looking as out-dated as Disney's Epcot center in Florida.
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