Today, we visited a 2,800 member community first begun in the 1920s, and later to develop a huge site by an integral yoga ashram spiritual leader in the late 1960's. It's called Auroville, was founded by Mirra Alfassa ("the Mother"), and is an experimental township free from discrimination of nationality, language, creed and politics.
On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at a paper-making factory run by the Ashram. We saw the full operation, and bought some stationery, cards, and gift bags. We also visited a section of Puducherry wherein the Timal Nadu style of housing architecture could be seen. In contrast to the setback entrances of most French houses, the Timal designed porches encourage street conversations, and afford sleeping berths for neighborhood transients.
To see a few other photos taken today, click on Friday, Feb 8th, Puducherry, India.
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