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I travel all the way to Southern India, then whilst sat in a random restaurant in Pondicherry, I glance at the wall to see a large blown up picture of a letter printed in an old newspaper. And where should the author of this letter herald from, right there in glorious technicolour - Salford, Manchester - how bizarre is that, god there's no escaping the mancs, they get everywhere.
Madurai is my next destination, famous for the Meenakshi temple, actually a series of 5 impressive temples nonchalantly located just at the end of a row of shops. The temples converge on a market courtyard within the temple walls, and the architecture is amazing. And here's another thing I'm going to mention that's elephant related that I never thought I'd be saying; namely, I got blessed by an elephant at the Meenakshi temple how I hear you cry; well I offered him a 10 ruppee note, which he duly took with his trunk, passed it to his Mathoot, then plonked his trunk on my head and blessed me - totally bonkers, but totally cool!!
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