On the way to Pondicherry we had a stop at Auroville – and probably one of the odder places on the whole trip.

The community of Auroville was originally founded by the Mother back in the late 1960s, the community is dedicated to peace, equality, generosity, goodness, courage, progress, receptivity, aspiration, persistence, gratitude, humility and sincerity – plus above all the ‘divine consciousness’.

All is supposedly non-religious and even free of religion – to me however it felt pretty much like a religion in itself – with its own value- and belief system.

Check wikipedia and auroville.org for more information.