Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry, situated on the east coast of India, 135 km south of Chennai. The union territory of Puducherry was under French rule until 1954. Even years after the French left it, Pondicherry has managed to retain its French influence with Mediterranean style houses.
One of the prominent attractions here is the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, founded in 1926 by Sri Aurobindo and a French woman called ‘Mother’. The Sri Aurobindo Ashram still operates from Puducherry.
A major attraction in the area is Auroville, an experimental township where people from all countries, races, castes, creeds and political ideologies can live together in peace and progressive harmony.
Made up of four small unconnected districts- Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe – the union territory of Puducherry is bordered by Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala.
Other attractions in Puducherry are the Police museum, Manakula Vinayagar temple and the Immaculate Conception cathedral. The quiet beaches in Puducherry are really wonderful too.
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