Puducherry Travel Guide

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Pondicherry is dotted with many religious places of worship. ManakulaVinayagar Temple, KannigaParameswari Temple and VaradarajaPerumal Temple are famous temples in Pondicherry.

About Puducherry
Puducherry, known as Pondicherry earlier, is a Union Territory located in southern part of India. It consists of 4 districts:Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe. The Union Territory has been named after the largest district, Puducherry, which is also the capital. Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and French are the main languages spoken in Puducherry. These four places were former French colonies and were annexed with the Government of India during the States Reorganization Act.
Where Is Puducherry
Puducherry is a non-contiguous Union Territory. The districts of Puducherry and Karaikal are located in Tamil Nadu and Yanam in Andhra Pradesh, both adjoining the Bay of Bengal coastline. Mahe is located in Kerala on the Arabian Sea coastline.
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... Places to Visit
Puducherry is famous as a French settlement is known for the colonial architecture used to build a systematic towns, churches and government buildings. Being a coastal town, the glistening beaches and the resorts have always attracted tourists to this place.
Auroville Beach, Promenade Beach, Paradise Beach and Serenity Beach are the four prominent beaches in Puducherry. Yanam is blessed with some of the best beaches on the Coromandel Coast. Tourists can stay in the tree house at Paradise Beach, practice canoeing and kayaking in the Karaikal beaches and relax in the Yanam beach, enjoying some yoga therapy.
The Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry is very famous and tourists from all across the globe visit this place to experience and relax in a peaceful environment. Auroville, or the “City of Dawn”, is a township that promotes peaceful coexistence and progressive harmony among people of different strata of the society.
Pondicherry is dotted with many religious places of worship. ManakulaVinayagar Temple, KannigaParameswari Temple and VaradarajaPerumal Temple are famous temples in Puducherry. The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, The Eglise de Notre Dame desAnges, and Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus are some of the earliest churches in Puducherry. Meeran mosque is a 350-year-old mosque and the oldest in Puducherry.

How to Reach

Air: The Puducherry airport is not fully functional and is being expanded now. However, there are no commercial carriers plying to or from Pondicherry. The nearest International airport is at Chennai, which is connected effectively with all major cities in the world.
Rail: There is just one railway line in Puducherrythat is connected by the 5-way junction at Villupuram. There are trains to Bangalore and Chennai from Puducherry.
Road: Roads are the best way to travel within Puducherry. The road infrastructure here is on par with the roads in other metros in the country. The National Highways and the State Highways ensure that Puducherry is well connected to the rest of the country efficiently. The rural roads are also extensive and cover all remote villages in the union territory.