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Miles away from the hustle and bustle of nearby bigger cities, Pondicherry (Puducherry) is a quiet little town on the southern coast of India. The unmistakable French connection, the tree-lined boulevards, the quaint colonial Site statistics:Click here
Marriage Halls in Pondicherry 2007-11-16 05:48:00 MARRIAGE HALLSS. No.AddressPhone1A D R MahalNo 94, Kannikoil Pondy Cuddalore N H Road,Bahoor,Pondicherry - 60740298946458192Ananadha Thirumana NilayamNo. 150, S V Patel Salai,Pondicherry - 6050010413- 23362653Annai Reception HallNo 54, Middle Street,New Saram, Saram,Pondicherry - 6050130413- 22473114Annai Thirumana NilayamNo 76,West Street,Villianur,No Villianur,Pondicherry - 6051100413 - 26661075Durai Munusamy Kalyana MandapamNo 24, Bel Combe Street,Venkata Nagar,Pondicherry - 6050110413 - 23388906J Mahal Thirumana Nilayam100 Feet Road, Mudaliarpet,Pondicherry - 6050040413 - 23533657Jayaram Thirumana NilayamNo 102, Pillaithottam Sithankudi,Behind Balaji Theatre, Venkata Nagar,Pondicherry - 6050110413 - 22438108Jeeva Rukmani MahalE C R Road, Kottupalayam,Lawspet,Pondicherry - 6050080413 - 22531630413 - 45017939Kandhan Thirumana Nilayam100 Feet Road, E C R Road,Lawspet,Pondicherry - 6050080413 - 22503820413 - 235299310Lakshmanamanga Lakshmi Thirumana NilayamNo 45,Senguthar Street,Orlean Read more:Halls
Pondicherry Shopping festival 2007 – 2008 2007-11-02 23:53:00 Shop-hopping in PondyClothes, sweets, crackers, consumer durables… shoppers in Puducherry are busy.Shorter days and early sunsets bring just one thing to mind – Deepavali. Jawaharlal Nehru Street turns bright and colourful a tad earlier than usual with the festival of sounds, lights, sweets, new clothes and gifts just around the corner.Colorfully dressed mannequins are out on the sidewalks standing amidst clothes hanging from ropes, with shoppers feeling the fabric and enquiring about the rates. In offices, people are sneaking out to shop with family. Cooking at home and picking up children from school have taken a backseat.Shopping
plans also depend much on the weather forecasts. However, the shopping forecast for this year’s Deepavali reads bright coloured designer saris and lightweight jewellery from Kerala and Bengal. Of course, no list is complete without the sumptuous sweets and fire works.Embroidered sarisThe only fad in traditional attire that is catching on is the embell
Pondicherry video 2007-11-01 01:47:00 1975 Puducherry (Tamil: புதுச்சேரி / புதுவை) (formerly Pondicherry) is a Union Territory of India. It is a former French colony, ... all » consisting of four non-contiguous enclaves, or districts, and named for the largest, Puducherry. In September 2006, the territory changed its official name from Pondicherry to the vernacular original,Puducherry, which means "new village" in the Tamil language. The territory is called பாண்டிச்சேரி (Pāṇṭiccēri) in Tamil, పుదుచ్చేరి (Puduccēri) in lugu, and പോത്തുച്ചേരി (Pōttuccēri) or പോണ്ടിച്ചേരി (Pōṇṭiccēri) in Malayalam. It is also known as The French Riviera of the East. French influence A remarkable degree of French Influence in Puducherry exists to this date. Puducherry was designed based on the French grid pattern and features neat sectors and perpendicular streets. The entire town is divided into 2 sectio Read more:video
Pondicherry - Give time a break... 2007-11-01 01:34:00 A brief documentary on Pondicherry (Now: Puducherry), a small town in India which was a French colony before Indian Independence.
Pondicherry - People & Culture 2007-10-23 12:38:00 People & Culture Fairs and Festivals: Masi Magam This annual festival takes place on the full moon day of the Tamil month of Masi (February-March). Deities from as many as 38 temples in and around Pondicherry are brought in ceremonial processions to the seashore fro a symbolic immersion ceremony. Thousands of people go to the seashore to have a dip in the sea which is said to wash away one's sins. Fire Walking Festival
Puducherry, at a glance 2007-09-24 00:18:00 Puducherry, at a glance
Location: Bay of Bengal Area: 479 square kilometre (2001 census) Density: 2034 square kilometre (2001 census) Towns: six Population: 9,74,345 (Men - 4,86,961, Women – 7,87,384) Literacy rate: 81.24% (Men – 86.62, Women – 73.90) Rainfall: 8173.9 mm Net cultivated area: 20647 hectare Major crops: Sugarcane 4,47,675 MT and Rice 67,003 MT Milk production: 42.665 million tones Egg production: 105.25 lakh tone Total fish production: 40.090 MT Gross domestic product: Rs 7196.17 crore Per capita income: Rs 61,064 Total power generated: 7787 Infant mortality rate: 28 per 1000 population
Puducherry, through their eyes… 2007-09-24 00:14:00 Four great personalities express their feelings for Puducherry in these words:“I needsome place of refuge in which I can complete my Yoga unassailed and build up other’s souls around me. It seems to me that Pondicherry is the place appointed by those who are Beyond…” “Pondicherry is my place of retreat, my cave of tapasya, not of the ascetic kind, but of a brand of my own invention.” SRI AUROBINDO “A day will come, I hope, when we shall be able to tell freely and truly all that Sri aurobindo’s Presence has meant for the town of Pondicherry…” “It is hoped that the State of Pondicherry will materialize this spoirtitual vision and become a meeting place of all the cultures of the world with the full consciousness of the fundamental Unity that binds the peoples of the world together.” THE MOTHER – MIRRA ALFASA “The ocean was apiece of jade, Set against fire, set against the new born sun, set in the magic of dawn; With her breakers crashing, each
A tourist's paradise 2007-09-24 00:07:00 Our Union Territory is a place that is blessed with a bit of everything. From a piece of ‘God’s own country’ to an enclave set in warm Tamil heartland to a land where ‘cheerameenu’ and ‘pulasa’ are famous to a town that still has a generous whiff of its glorious French past Puducherry has everything. If there is something missing, then it’s a mountain top from which one could have looked at the grid patterned streets - a common feature of the Puducherry and Karaikal enclaves.This bustling mineapolis of more than 11 lakh people has a distinct habit of welcoming all, and the proof of the this is in the increasing number of tourist
s every year.According to recent statistics, a total of 80,000 foreign tourists and 7.5 lakh domestic tourists have stayed at least a night here.Located 135 km from Chennai, Puducherry, capital of the Union Territory, which was under French rule from 1670 to 1954, was originally just a village of weavers and fisherman.Heritage townWhen you look
Monuments of Pondicherry 2007-08-07 11:24:00 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. About the transformation of a tiny fishing village into a grand port city by the 18th century. About fierce Anglo-French battles. Ravages. And sieges. About brave generals. Friendly maharajas. And even, philanthropic courtesans. And about an undisturbed French rule for 138 years till 1954. Park Monuments (Aayi Mandapam) The most beautiful public space in town is the green and shaded Government Park, in the heart of Pondicherry. Standing smack in its centre is Aayi Mandapam. Built in Greco-Roman architecture, unsinfully white, during the reign of Napoleon III- Emperor of France.It bears the name of Aayi -a 16th century courtesan. Who razed down her home and replaced i
History of Pondicherry 2007-08-07 11:22:00 The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, of the early 2nd century AD, mentions a marketplace named Poduke (ch. 60), which G.W.B. Huntingford identified as possibly being Arikamedu, about 2 miles from the modern Pondicherry. Huntingford further notes that Roman pottery was found at Arikamedu in 1937, and archeological excavations between 1944 and 1949 showed that it was “a trading station to which goods of Roman manufacture were imported during the first half of the 1st century AD”.Before this period nothing is known with certainty. The “Bahur Plates”, issued in the 8th century speak of a Sanskrit University which was here from an earlier period. Legend has it that the sage Agastya established his Ashram here and the place was known as Agastiswaram. An inscription found near the Vedhapuriswara Temple hints at the credibility of this legend.History
continues at the beginning of the fourth century A. D. when the Pondicherry area is part of the Pallava Kingdom of Kanchipuram. During the
Geography of Pondicherry 2007-08-07 11:19:00 Pondicherry consists of four small unconnected districts: Pondicherry, Karaikal, and Yanam on the Bay of Bengal and Mahe on the Arabian Sea. Pondicherry and Karaikal are by far the larger ones, and are both enclaves of Tamil Nadu. Yanam is an enclave of Andhra Pradesh, and Mahe is an enclave of Kerala. The territory has a total area of 492 km²: Pondicherry (city) 293 km², Karaikal 160 km², Mahe 9 km² and Yanam 30 km². It has 900 000 inhabitants (2001).The Union territory of Pondicherry encompasses an area of only 480 sq km with Pondicherry town and its villages covering 290 sq.km surrounded by the south Arcot District, Karaikal town and its villages covering 161 sq.km surrounded by Tanjavur district, Mahe and its villages covering 9 sq km surrounded by the Kerala state, and Yanam covering 20 sq.km within the East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.While Pondicherry, the head quarters of the union territory, lies 162 km south of Madras and 22 km north of Cuddalore, Karaikal is abo Read more:Geography
Introduction of Pondicherry 2007-08-07 11:05:00 Pondicherry is a Union Territory of India. It was formerly ruled by the French. It consists of four non-contiguous districts or enclaves. It is currently undergoing a name change to Puduchery. The name “puduchery” means “new village” in Tamil. The French spelt it “Poudichery”, which is the closest French approximation to the Tamil pronunciation. At some point, the hand-written ‘u’ was mistaken for an ‘n’, and the misspelling stuck.Pondicherry’s ancient history dates back to the Vedic era; the Romans traded here 2 millennia ago, and the Portuguese arrived in 1521. Dutch and Danish traders followed, but it was the French - who purchased the town in the late 17th century, only relinquishing their hold in 1954 - who left the most enduring legacy. Now a Union Territory, with its own local government, this seaside colony retains its French elan, tempered by South Indian warmth, making it one of India’s most relaxing destinations.Besides hanging out in your antiques-fi Read more:Introduction
Virtual Pondicherry 2007-07-28 02:17:00 Click on the map to enter virtual Pondicherry
Pondicherry Train Timings 2007-07-21 03:28:00 TRAIN TIMINGS S.No. Train
Name TrainNumber DepartureArrival 1 Pondicherry ChennaiEgmore (Sun & Thurs only) 10604.1008.40Chennai 2 Pondicherry ChennaiEgmore Express(all days except Sun & Thurs) 611604.1009.15Chennai 3 Pondicherry ThirupathyPassenger 19604.1022.40Thirupathy 4 Pondicherry ChennaiEgmore Passenger 10404.1019.30Chennai 5 Pondicherry VillupuramPassenger 11622.1523.00Villupuram 6 Bhubaneswar Superfast ExpressEgmore (only on wed) 289818.1519.35Bhubaneswar For more details : http://irctc.co.in/ , http://www.trainyatra.com
Pondicherry Bus Schedules 2007-07-21 02:32:00 [Peak time : 8 a.m- 12 noon & 4 p.m. - 7 p.m]Pondicherry - Villupuram - Pondicherry[Every 10-15 mins during peak time]Pondicherry - Chidambaram - Pondicherry[Every 20-25 mins during peak time]Pondicherry - Chennai - Pondicherry[Every 20-30 mins during peak time]Pondicherry - Mamallapuram - Pondicherry[Buses to Chennai via East Coast Road / ECR][Every 30-45 mins during peak time] Read more:Schedules
Foreign Money Exchanges in Pondicherry 2007-07-21 02:16:00 FOREIGN EXCHANGEAddressPhoneDave Enterprises29/1, Sinna Subraya Pillai Street, Pondicherry - 605 0012332086 4201588LKP Forex Ltd2 A, Ground Floor, Labour Donnais Street, Pondicherry - 605 00122240082221043Money
Shoppe Network Ltd 40 - A Romain Rolland Street, Bussy Street Cutting Pondicherry - 605 0012330062UAE Exchange 35, J.N. Street, Pondicherry - 605 0012224516222451722245182224519Vijay Tourisme Agence De Voyage No 112B,Subbiah Salai,Near Water Tank, Pondicherry – 605001 2001157 4200717Bonjour Bonheur Forex Spot Pvt Ltd No 119, Kosakadai Street, Behind Central Jail, Pondicherry – 605001 233173223359212331215Parveen Travels No 288, Marai Malai Adigal Salai, Pondicherry – 605001 2203939Pasla Foreign
Exchange Pvt Ltd No 120, Bharathi Street, Near Valli Villas Gold Jewellery, Pondicherry – 605001 2223075 2223185Muthu Forex Pvt LtdNo 169,Mission Street, Pondicherry – 605001 2224239 4200988Trade Wings LtdNo 32 Ist Flo
Happenings in Pondicherry 2007-07-07 04:29:00 Programmes at theAlliance Francaise de Pondicherry!Movies:22/07/07 : Veyil (2006) Tamil with English subtitlesTime : Sundays @ 6.15 P.M.Venue : The Auditorium-----------------------------------------------------------------------The Alliance Francaiseintroducesspecified courses on * French culture and civilization * Spoken French * Weekend classes for children * Passport for Tamil language * Tamil class for beginnersfrom 01/08/07 onwards!Registrations are going onFor the 3rd session (July-September)Starting on 09/07/07 for regular classes-----------------------------------------------------------------------HOTEL AURODHANfeatures“SPECIALISED PICTURE FRAMING”From 1st June ’07 – 31st October ‘07& “LIVING-IN WITH THE ARTISTS”from 1st June ’07 – 10th August ‘07Contact : 0413-2222795 Read more:Happenings
Traveller’s Tips 2007-07-07 04:01:00 Traveller’s TipsGeneralAvoid giving money to beggars and gifts to unknown people, instead donate to the local associations who help for rehabilitation of these people.Support the local traders for the economical development of the place.Save the precious natural resources like energy, water and wild life.Avoid unnecessary packing, the disposal of these materials can be a problem.On ShoppingMost shops are closed on Sundays & Public holidays.Bargain.Local Etiquette for Visitors to NoteShoes must be removed before entering Indian temples, mosques and homes.On Eating OutFresh sea foods.Beer & liquors are cheaper.Normally 5%-10% on the bill or based on the service.Getting AroundOne of the best ways to get around is by walk.Hire bicycles or two wheelers. [ proof of passport / driving license mandatory]Auto rickshaw / tuk-tuk can be hired for Rs.20 to 35 [0 - 6 kms approx.]Pondicherry - Auroville - Pondicherry by Auto / Tuk-Tuk costs approximately Rs.200 and by taxi Rs.350.ClothingCotton We Read more:Traveller
Museums 2007-07-07 03:41:00 Pondicherry Museum(Tuesday - Sunday, 09.40 a.m - 01.00 p.m & 02.00 p.m -05.20 p.m)Saint Louis Street, Pondicherry.Phone : 2223950.Mahakavi Bharatiar Memorial Museum cum Research Centre(Tuesday - Sunday, 09.40 a.m - 01.00 p.m & 02.00 p.m -05.20 p.m)20, Eswaran Koil Street, Pondicherry.Paventhar Bharathidassan Memorial Museum cum research Centre(Tuesday - Sunday, 9.40 a.m - 01.00 p.m & 02.00 p.m - 5.20 p.m)115, Perumal Koil Street, Pondicherry.Jawahar Toy Museum(Tuesday - Sunday, 9.40 a.m - 1.00 p.m & 2.00 p.m - 5.20 p.m)110, Chetty Street, Pondicherry.Mahakavi Bharatiyar Manimandapam(Tuesday - Sunday, 9.40 a.m - 01.00 p.m & 2.00 p.m - 5.20 p.m)Cuddalore Road, Ariyankuppam, Pondicherry.Kizhoor Monument(Tuesday - Sunday, 9.40 a.m - 1.00 p.m & 2.00 p.m - 5.20 p.m)Kizhoor, Pondicherry-1.Makkal Thalaiver Thiru.V.Subbiah & Tmt.Saraswathi Subbiah Memorial Social,Scientific Literature Research Centre & Library(Monday to Friday, 08.45 a.m - 01.00 p.m & 02.00 p.m - 05.45 p.m)7, Vellala Street
Restaurants in Pondicherry 2007-07-07 03:25:00 French Cuisine Le Club38, Dumas St.2339745Satsanga30, Labourdonnais St.2225867Rendezvous30, Suffren St.2339132La Terrasse5, Subbiah Salai2220809 Vietnamese & Indo-Chine Le Club 38, Dumas St.2339745 CreoleHotel de l Orient17, Romain Roland St.2343067 ChineseChina Town173, Needarajapaiyer St.4200588 IndianAdyar Anandha Bhavan11, Nehru St.2223333 Appachi8, Rangapillai St.2220613Anjappar5, Vallalar Salai4207081Annapoorna191, M.M.Adigal Salai4208444Krishna sweets86, Mission St.2229966 Surguru104, S.V. Patel Salai2339022Indian Coffee House125, Nehru St.2337572 Saravana Bhavan6, M.M.Adigal Salai2205006 Multi-CuisineAjantha52, Beach Road2338898Seagulls19, St. Dumas2338643Salt & Pepper [24 hrs]2, H.M Kasim Salai2220344Aristo114, Nehru St.2336039Hot and Cold3A, Anna Salai2221769 Shanti Inn57/59, J.N St.2220946Cafe / Cyber Cafe Adyar Bakery 12, Nehru St. 4205210Cafe 4121, Bussy St.4209952Coffee.com236, Mission St.2339079Hot Breads42, Ambour Salai2227886Daily Bread54, Ambour S
Arikamedu 2007-11-19 10:51:00 ARIKAMEDU 200 B.C -200 A.D.Arikamedu, the ancient Roman trade centre is 4 Kms. south of Pondicherry on the right bank of Ariyankuppam river. It has a long history that dates back to the second century B.C. The port town was inhabited by Romans, Cholas and French who left their mark on this wonderful place. The Roman treasure trail and Arikamedu river cruise take you down the History lane. An unforgettable experience that you wouldn't want to miss.Arikamedu a fishing colony was used as a port for trade with the Romans and Greco-Romans. An ancient Chola coin dating back to 1 B.C. suggests involvement of Cholas in various port related activities. Some names on seals that were found here have been mentioned in the Sangam literature as well. Besides maritime commerce there seems to be evidence of inland trade with other 'megalithic' sites like Kaveripattinam, Alagankulam, Musiri and Suttukeni along river valley routes. Jouveau-Dubreail identified Arikamedu as Poduke in th
TOURISM IN PONDICHERRY 2007-11-28 07:41:00 TOURISM IN PONDICHERRYPondicherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation, better known as PTTDC, has developed various projects for tourists in and around Pondicherry. The PTTDC offers tour packages, beach resorts, water sports at Chunnambar and much more. PTTDC also provides accommodation and catering services with its restaurants/bar. Numerous bus services are also provided by the PTTDC.Heritage is one of the most precious gifts Pondicherry has to offer to its tourists and visitors. The impressive French colonial buildings still charm the streets and recall memories of a bygone era; the Tamil streets, each named after a community, vibrate with cultural traditions. The atmosphere of the town is charming, traditional and open without pretence. Pondicherry's ambience is not influenced or dominated by one fabulous heritage monument or by amazing natural surrounding, except perhaps the sea. Pondicherry itself is "heritage", as a town and as a conglomerate of different cultural in
ROMAIN ROLLAND LIBRARY - Pondicherry 2007-11-27 11:31:00 ROMAIN ROLLAND LIBRARY177-YEAR-OLD TREASURE TROVEProfessor of Literature from the French Lyce’e of Pondicherry M.Bourdat while writing on reconstruction of history is candid in admitting that“ it would be tedious to revel exclusively in stones and inscriptions. There remain texts, not only more lively than stones but often valuable monuments themselves”. To look into these texts there cannot be a better place than the Library named after French scholar Romain Rolland, a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi.The Romain Rolland Library next to Pondicherry Raj Niwas is a treasure trove of knowledge. With 3,38,304 books in its possession this heritage of Pondicherry which enables “a stimulating contact with manuscripts” and its possessions must be preserved. The care that is taken towards buildings and the money that flows towards architecture related projects must be diverted to knowledge based projects and perseverance of the rare manuscripts. But fortunately it is the French institut
Two Wheeler Hire in Pondicherry 2007-11-27 10:54:00 TWO WHEELER HIRES. No.AddressPhone1Mysha Two Wheeler
RentingNo. 506, Bharathi Street, Anna Salai,Pondicherry - 6050010413-22270072R J R Two Wheelers RentNo. 106, Mission Street,Pondicherry - 6050010413- 42090150413- 42090163S R Auto ConsultantNo. 143, S V Patel Salai,Pondicherry - 6050010413- 42018874V K Nakeeran TravelsNo. 106, Mission Street,Pondicherry - 6050010413 - 42013965V K Travels,No 100,Ambur Salai,Near Saraswathi Kalyana Mandapam,Pondicherry - 6050010413 - 23431086Vijay AryaNo. 23, Aurobindo Street,Pondicherry - 6050019345425099
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