Puducherry Also known as Pondicherry is the Union Territory. The city was the French colony and is often referred to as “The French Riviera of the East”. Sri Aurobindo Ashram attracts thousands of people who come to learn yoga and meditate. The city is well known for its fine cuisine and good hotels, beaches, temples, churches, monuments and parks.
Major tourist sites in and around Puducherry: Botanical Gardens, Eglise de Sacre Coeur de Jesus (church), Goubert Avenue (seaside promenade), Sri Aurobindo Ashram, the French Quarter, Government Park, Romain Rolland Library, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, French Institute, etc.

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