• Taj Mahal The pinnacle of Mughal architect, was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, grandson of Akbar the great, in the memory of his queen Arjumand Bano Begum, entitled ‘Mumtaz Mahal’. more...
  • Wild Life The seventh largest nation in the world, has something or the other for everyone. Long stretches of deserts, lovely hill stations, interesting wildlife more...
  • Honeymoon Romance and laugh with the idyllic sunsets and starlit skies on the beautiful beaches and the playful waves of Goa. more...
  • Beaches The state of Goa in India, was a Portuguese colony until 1962, and is famous for its Indo-Portuguese culture and architecture. more...
  • Religious The Golden Temple is the ultimate Sikh pilgrimage. The Harmandir Sahib, actually means the temple of Hari or the Supreme God. more...
  • Hill Station Most of the hill stations are located in Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the Himalayas. more...
  • Backwater The ‘God’s Own Country’, is a small though beautiful state of South India. more...
Enchanting Pondicherry
Pondicherry History || Pondicherry Cuisine || Auroville Tour || Shopping in Pondicherry

Pondicherry -- the name at once conjures up the image of an enchanting place with golden sea shores, heavenly lagoons, serene promenades, striking boulevards and grand colonial mansions. Pondicherry, now Puducherry, is situated in Southeast India, on the Bay of Bengal, South-Southwest of Chennai. This former French colony of India, aptly called the French Riviera of the East and India's France, is a beautiful Union Territory with a total area of just 480 sq km.

Literally meaning a small hamlet or a village, Puducherry lies in the Coromandel Coast and is the educational hub of the southern India. It consists of four districts –- Pondicherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe. Pondicherry is the biggest district from which the union territory gets its name.

As discussed before, Puducherry shows a remarkable French influence. But the territory reflects a heady mix of English, Danes, Portugese, Dutch, besides Tamil flavors also, as it has been home to these people at one or the other time.

Pondicherry has several attractions that include, among the others, Aurobindo Ashram, Arikamedu Archaeological Excavations, Botanical Garden, Pondicherry Beach, Old Navy Pier, and Auroville. The town of Pondicherry is architecturally beautiful and has separate French and Tamil quarters. 


 

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