Ashram: Rail
Only a few services. You have to change in Villupuram for Madras and Madurai.
Ashram:Bus
Government buses leave from the bus terminal to:
Madras, around the clock; Trivandrum, at 4.45pm, Coimbatore, 7am; Bangalore, one service morning and evening; Ernakulam, at 5.30pm; Ootacamund (Ooty), one service in the evening; Madurai, afternoon and evenings - total of 5 services; Mahabalipuram, 5 services during the day.
There are also private buses to Bangalore, amongst other places.
Related Travel Information
Ashram Is Famous For Courses In Hatha Yoga, Theoretical Yoga And Verdic Philosophy. Until 1973 The Courses Were Conducted By The 'Mother'. The Ashram Is Open To Everyone But At Different Times: For Ashram Disciples And People Staying At The Guest Houses - 4.30am-Llpm; For Others From 8am-6pm. The Information Office At The Ashram Will Give You Detailed Information About The Spiritual Side Of It.
This Famous Project For A Town For All Nationalities, Was The Idea Of The Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Today The Population Of The Town Is A Constant 400, And It Is Difficult To Imagine That A Town For 50,000 People Is Supposed To Stand Here. Years Ago All Construction Came To A Standstill. It Seems That The Ashram Society, Which Commenced The Construction, And The Inhabitants Of The Town Have Fallen Out. The New Town For Spiritual Co-Existence Is Struggling Like Almost Every Other Dream, With Conflicts Of Interests.
The Capital Of Kerala Has A Population Of 500,000, And Not Much Worth Seeing. It Is Rather A Clean And (For India) Prosperous Looking Town. It Is The Jumping Off Point For The Famous Kovalam Beach And There Are Flights From Here To Sri Lanka And To The Maldives.
The Tourist Information Centre Is In Campagnie Street, Ph 4 575. Open Daily 8.45am-Lpm And 2-5.45pm. They Are Planning To Move. La Boutique D'auroville Is The Official Information Centre For Auroville, And Is At 12 Jawaharlal Nehru Street - Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-Lpm And 2.30-8pm.
The Aurobindo-Ashram And The People Of Auroville Like You To Think Of Them As Fully Self-Sufficient, So It Is Not A Good Idea To Ask For Information About Ashram In Auroville.
Eating. Right On The Beach Is The Indian Coffee House Where You Can Hear The Surf As A Background Noise Free Of Charge. You Can Get Vegetarian
Kerala, With An Area Of 38,863 Sq Km (15,001 Sq Miles), Is The Second Smallest State In India After Goa. It Has A Population Of 30 Million, And Is Densely Populated. The 575km (357 Miles) Long Coastal State Was The First State In India To Elect The Communist Party To Power, In 1956. Since Then The Congress Party Has Been Re-Elected.
This Can Be Explained By The Fact That Only Approximately 50% Of Its Population Can Read And Write. On The Street, Practically Only Malayalam Is Spoken And Understood. Kerala Produces About 70% Of India's Spices, About 70% Of Its
