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Loading…Old Ganesha temple near the seafront, older than the French settlement, with a gold chariot taken out at Dussehra.
This Ganesha temple stood before the French settled in Puducherry and faces east towards the Bay of Bengal. A saint, Thollaikkathu Siddhar, is said to have attained samadhi here. The deity with consorts Buddhi and Siddhi has a teak-and-gold chariot, made with about 7.5 kg of gold, used in the Dussehra procession.
Within 1 km of Manakula Vinayagar Temple.
Small government museum in Bharathi Park with Arikamedu Roman finds, Chola and Pallava sculpture, bronzes and French colonial objects.
Park in Puducherry.
Park in Puducherry.
Spiritual community founded in 1926 holding the white marble Samadhi of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
About 1.2 km rocky seafront along Goubert Avenue, from the War Memorial to Dupleix Park, lined with statues and heritage buildings.
29 m lighthouse of 1835 on Goubert Avenue, decommissioned in 1979; seen from the Promenade.
1735 mansion of the diarist and courtier of Governor Dupleix, mixing Tamil and French styles.
Memorial on Goubert Avenue to soldiers of French India who died in the First World War, lit up on 14 July.
temple in India
temple in Thirubuvanai, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India
Hindu temple in Karaikal, Puducherry, India
Hindu temple
Hindu temple in Puducherry, India
Hindu temple in Karaikkal, Pondicherry, India
Temple in Karaikal.
Shiva temple at Thirunallar near Karaikal, famous for its Saturn (Saneeswaran) shrine and the Nala Theertham tank.