About Pondicherry:
Pondicherry town is a surprise in India. This you'll realise as you pass through
well-laid, wide streets carrying French names and kept unpolluted. Clean. A
French past is still present.
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Places
to See in Pondicherry:
Auroville:
Located 10 kms north of Pondicherry town, Auroville is envisioned as a universal
town, where people from different nationalities, faiths and beliefs, can live
in peace and harmony.
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Beaches
of Pondicherry:
The beach-comber and the sun-worshipper have miles of nirvana in Pondicherry.
The waters are cool and soothing. The sands clear and sparkling. In splendid
seclusion. Quite often, your only company is a lone seagull. Or a sandpiper.
Many resorts, cottages, cafes and bars command an excellent view of the sea.
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Fairs
& Festivals of Pondicherry:
Almost every month, there is an import fair or a festival in Pondicherry. Some
are religious in nature, others cultural and spiritual and still others, purely
gourmet! Some of the main fairs and festivals are...
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Churches
of Pondicherry:
French missionary zeal in the 17th and 18th centuries saw a number of imposing
churches built here. The Eglise de Sacre Coeur de Jesus, situated on the south
boulevard, stands out as an oriental specimen of Gothic splendour. It contains
rare and beautiful stained glass panels depicting events from the life of Christ.
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Monuments
of Pondicherry:
A wondrous history of this place is told by obliging Pondicherrians. As well
as the striking grid-like street planning, buildings and monuments. About the
arrival of the European maritime powers of the 16th century - the Portuguese,
the Dutch, the Danes, the English and importantly, the French, setting foot
first in 1670.
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Temple
& Mosques of Pondicherry:
Pondicherry is a place of many faiths. If you look at the places of worship
which dominate the landscape you will realize why pilgrims flock to Pondy. In
and around Pondicherry there are a whopping 350 temples - big and small. Neighbouring
Karaikal has another ninety nine.
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