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THIRUVAKKARAI TREE FOSSIL PARK
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THIRUVAKKARAI, NEAR PONDICHERRY, IS THE
ONLY VILLAGE IN INDIA BEARING PETRIFIED
TREES. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THE
PATHS WITH DRS. JAGAN AND SUNDAR, WHO
TALKED ABOUT THE PETRIFIED TREES, LOCAL AND
NATIONAL EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE
THE PARK, AND THE SMALL TEMPLE ON THE
GROUNDS.
ROBIN CLARK, PHOTOS BY SONIA JOSEPH JOSHI