Parallel and perpendicular streets without zigzag turns

Pondicherry has a lovely beach that stretches from the edge of Ambour Salai to the far end Uppalam. Clean roads, a small parapet wall, sitting benches, all make the beach an enjoyable place to visit. You could find most people of Pondicherry on the beach during holidays, weekends, and evenings. Visitors throng this place for such a quieter experience. Gandhi status is an attraction in the beach and there is always one exhibition or the other that entices the visitor. People walk on the beach in the mornings and some in the evenings. I have also seen people jog. A clean place and municipal workers clean it to keep it litter-free.

The Ashram founded by Sri Aurobindo and expanded by the Mother attracts visitors from all over the world. People come to stay in the Ashram and pray the Mother for blessings. Ashram has property in and around to cater to other activities like school, publications, other social activities. Serenity transcends around you in that locale, which is characterized by parallel roads and calm surroundings. This part of the town, called the White town and built by the French, consists of parallel and perpendicular streets without zigzag turns. venkatesh2007.rediffiland.com/ Sunday 28 January, 2007 Permalink