One of our favorite places in India to date, this French Union territory is a little piece of heaven on the eastern coast of the state of Tamil Nadu. Pondicherry (now re-named back to it's original Indian name, Puducherry) is home to the famous Sri Aurobindo Ashram and not from Auroville, a well known commune.
We stayed on the sea in a lovely guesthouse associated with the ashram (view from the balcony below) and had a wonderful and utterly peaceful stay filled with yoga, ayurvedic massage that we will never to forget (although we try!), great food, and amazing shopping for all types of local handmade crafts.
Gandhi and me, two peas in a pod.
The beautiful French Quarter.
Lakshmi the friendly elephant outside a famous temple. She'll ring a bell if you give her food; one smart cookie.
Need anything, anything at all? You'll find it at this market.
I assure you.
Getting into some hardcore negotiations.
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