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About 800-hectare wetland on the Puducherry-Tamil Nadu border with over 190 bird species and boating.
Ousteri is a shallow reservoir built by the French as a water source, about 10 km west of town on the Villupuram road. Around 390 ha lie in Puducherry, declared a bird sanctuary in 2008. Painted storks, white ibis and open-billed storks are among more than 190 species; the lake can dry up in summer.
Within 1 km of Ousteri Lake.
protected area in Puducherry, India
Hindu temple in Puducherry, India
building in India
church in Puducherry, India
Old Ganesha temple near the seafront, older than the French settlement, with a gold chariot taken out at Dussehra.
Market in Puducherry.
French-era botanical garden of about 22 acres with 28 themed plots, a toy train, aquarium and musical fountain.
Park in Puducherry.
lake in India
Park in Puducherry.
Sand-bar beach at Chunnambar reached by boat across the backwaters from the Chunnambar Boat House.
29 m lighthouse of 1835 on Goubert Avenue, decommissioned in 1979; seen from the Promenade.
Park in Karaikal · hours: Mo-Sa 06:00-22:00.
Park in Karaikal · hours: 24/7.
Park in Karaikal · hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00.
Tourism boat house on the Chunnambar backwaters, departure point for ferries to Paradise Beach.