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1735 mansion of the diarist and courtier of Governor Dupleix, mixing Tamil and French styles.
Built in 1735 for Ananda Ranga Pillai, the dubash of Governor Dupleix whose diaries record French Puducherry, the house combines a Tamil ground floor with courtyard and carved wooden pillars and a European upper storey. It is one of the few buildings that survived the British siege and is a listed heritage building.
Within 1 km of Ananda Ranga Pillai Mansion.
Old Ganesha temple near the seafront, older than the French settlement, with a gold chariot taken out at Dussehra.
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.
Cathedral parish founded in 1686 with a big feast on 8 December.
Spiritual community founded in 1926 holding the white marble Samadhi of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.
Small doll museum on Goubert Avenue with about 120 dolls in regional costumes from across India.
Public library founded in 1827, among the oldest in India, with over 3 lakh books and a rare-book section.
temple in India
temple in Thirubuvanai, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India
mosque in India
Hindu temple in Karaikal, Puducherry, India
Hindu temple
Hindu temple in Puducherry, India
Hindu temple in Karaikkal, Pondicherry, India
Church of 1736 in Mahe, described as among the oldest in Malabar.