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Pondicherry includes four disconnected districts. They are Pondicherry, Karaikal, and Yanam on the Bay of Bengal and Mahe on the Arabian Sea. A former French colony it become part of the India Union in 1954 and was granted the status of Union Territory.  Pondicherry is now known as Pudhucherry.

Pondicherry’s history goes back to 2nd century AD. The French ruled Pondicherry for 300 years and therefore there is a tremendous French influence in Pondicherry. The French came here in 1673, after the Portuguese and the Danes. They transformed the city from a simple fishing village to the centre of Indo-French trade.

The city is divided into 2 sections, the French quarter and the Indian quarter. There are many streets which even today have French names and it very common to see typical French villas here. French is commonly spoken in Pondicherry.

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Pondicherry (Union Territory)

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South west of Chennai on the Coromandel Coast

[ Edit ] Best Time To Visit

September-March

[ Edit ] Tourist Offices

Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation Limited. 40, Goubert Avenue, Pondicherry 605 000

[ Edit ] STD Code

0413

Sightseeing

Aayi Mandapam (Water Monument)

Auroville

Chunnambar Resort

Eglise de Sacre Coeur De Jesus

Mansion of Ananda

Pondicherry Museum

Villaiayanur

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