Jun 15, 2006 12:19 PM
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If you are travelling from Delhi,Pondicherry is a long journey by train. It takes about thirty six hours by train and another five to six hours by bus.
Pondicherry is an excellent place if you like quiet place for peace of mind.he best place is to get accomodation in theSri Aurobindo Ashram or near the Ashram.If you like healthy and simple food you can eat at the Ashram
Aurobindo Ashram, is the main centre of many activities in Pondicherry. It was created by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.The variuos departments of the ashram are worth visiting.Evening and morning at the beach is fabulous.
Auroville, 10 km from Pondicherry is a town created as a place where people from all nations live in peace and harmony, and The Matri Mandir is a centre of meditation and an architectural marvel. In Matri Mandir you sit for meditation and get the feeling of reaching some other planet away from the Earth.
The journey from Madras station can taken by Bus.South Indian food Can be ennjoyed on the way.
It is suitable even if you are alone to visit the Ashram,You can also go there with like minded people.People fond of quietnes will like the place.To sit at the beach and watch the waves joining hands and coming near you gives a fantastic feeling to your heart and rejuvenates you.In the mornings if the weather is clear, you can enjoy some photography of the rising sun,
The market provides all the requirement,people are kind and helpful.But there are chances of some local boys troubling you,but that is not common.
