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Day 1: Our retreat ends at Matri Mandir. The center of Auroville. The end marks ![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 2/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
We head to Pondicherry the same day and chill for some time at Rock beach. Rahul![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 3/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
And then some let's-explore-the-French-architecture happens![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 4/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Trippy gaphitti.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 6/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Great food is great. Even greater are cute French kids and fellow nomads.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 7/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
This view in the evening reminds me of the climax from many Enid Blyton novels. ![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 8/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Day 2: We grab a quick bite and head towards Sadhana Forest. Quite apprehensivel![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 10/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
There's this in front of the main hut. Made my day. Every day.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 11/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Lobia, alu, and some salad. Vegan food. Check.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 12/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
There are servers, runners, and specials during the lunch gathering at Sadhana. ![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 13/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Water conservation techniques are impressive here. Water levels are just 2m here![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 14/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
So, our welcoming happens. Awkward moments. And then we get to choose our hut-do![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 15/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
We spend some time in the main hut. I'm amazed by the architecture of these huts![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 16/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Minimalist Sadhana Forest story.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 17/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
We attend a music improvisation session here. People from all countries take wor![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 18/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
And then some more chilling happens. We meet Sean, who talks to us about his Vip![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 19/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
We decide to take a walk through the forest. Our day ends pretty early.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 20/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Day 3: The artist and his muse. Good morning at Sadhana is at 5:00 am. Somebody ![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 21/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
The first Seva time's from 6:00 am to 8:30 am. I volunteer for the kitchen team,![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 22/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
The breakfast shall be subjected upon thee.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 23/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
We head for the second Seva at 9:15. I volunteer to dig an irrigation hole along![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 24/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
He is hilarious. He starts of with, "my friend John came to India two years back![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 25/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Recycling at source should be made a must-do.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 26/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
You can charge your phones, laptops, only from 12 pm to 4 pm. We sit in the char![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 27/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
There's some weed cutting work to be done. So we head there. It's ironical that ![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 28/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Tired. We head for a shower. You pour the water on the top bucket, which has hol![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 29/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
We chuck the bathroom, and head to the mud pool. Awesome place. You mud yoursel![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 30/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
All fresh, we decide to take a hike through the jungles. It's 6 pm.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 31/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Vegan food is chucked for the night, and we gorge on some Sino-Udupi food.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 32/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
This is how the jungles looked as we take a hike back to the main hut. 4 km in u![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 33/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
We reach the main hut to find the 'non-talent show' going on. Epic-ness is when ![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 34/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Day 4: We pack our bags. These are our beds. You keep all your stuff here.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 35/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
Morning hugs shall be missed.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 37/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
We head to Pondicherry.![Photo of Sadhana Forests To Pondicherry 38/38 by Sarthak Satapathy]()
I head to Chennai, and have awesome Dindigul food. Rahul heads to Hyderabad.Hippies. French bakeries. Farming. Vegan food. Filter coffee. Beaches. Happy people. More happy people living away from civilization.
