{"id":5242,"date":"2017-08-24T09:15:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T09:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/?p=5242"},"modified":"2024-03-20T11:46:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:46:19","slug":"pondicherry-south-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Places to Visit Pondicherry, South India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pondicherry (or Puducherry), a French frontier settlement in India until 1954, is currently a Union Territory town limited by the southeastern Tamil Nadu state. Its French heritage is safeguarded in its French Quarter, with tree-lined avenues, mustard-hued pioneer estates and chic boutiques. A shoreline promenade keeps running along the Bay of Bengal and passes a few statues, including a 4m-high Gandhi Memorial.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#French_War_Memorial\" >French War Memorial:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#Pondicherry_Beach\" >Pondicherry Beach:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#Auroville\" >Auroville:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#Raj_Niwas\" >Raj Niwas:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#The_Pondicherry_Botanical_Garden\" >The Pondicherry Botanical Garden:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#Chunnambar_Boathouse\" >Chunnambar Boathouse:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#The_Pondicherry_Museum\" >The Pondicherry Museum:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#Sri_Aurobindo_Ashram\" >Sri Aurobindo Ashram:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#Pondicherry_Park_Monument\" >Pondicherry Park Monument:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/old\/pondicherry-south-india\/#The_Promenade\" >The Promenade:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"French_War_Memorial\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">French War Memorial:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5244\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/french-war-memorial.jpg\" alt=\"french-war-memorial-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">French War Memorial is a well known place of intrigue. Based on the Goubert Avenue or The Promenade, it fills in as an indication of those valiant officers who lost their lives amid the World War-I from 1916 to 1919. 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It is flanked by a streaming river on one side and is likewise known for its tree houses, which are situated on the backwaters. The shoreline is a spending one in South India as it is less expensive to access and settlement in pondicherry is lesser when contrasted with different shorelines and their resorts or inns in the nation.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Auroville\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Auroville:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5246\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/auroville.jpg\" alt=\"auroville-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outlined by well known draftsman Roger Anger, Auroville is a deliberately arranged, trial township that intends to create India through the possibility of serene concurrence. The township, found near Pondicherry is regularly alluded to as the &#8216;City of Dawn&#8217; and is named after Sri Aurobindo.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raj_Niwas\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Raj Niwas:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5247\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/raj-niwas.jpg\" alt=\"raj-niwas-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raj Niwas in Pondicherry is the official living arrangement of the Lieutenant Governor. It is a standout amongst the most critical structures, which once filled in as a castle amid French colonization of the nation. It used to be the living arrangement of Dupleix, the official French Governor, who was famous for attempting to obliterate Manakula Vinayagar Temple.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Pondicherry_Botanical_Garden\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pondicherry Botanical Garden:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5248\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-pondicherry-botanical-garden.jpg\" alt=\"the-pondicherry-botanical-garden-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everywhere throughout the world, professional flowerbeds are visitors&#8217; enjoyment. This Pondicherry Botanical Garden is the same. Giving relief from the warmth and hustle-clamor on fundamental streets, this garden fills in as one of the delightful spots to visit in Pondicherry.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chunnambar_Boathouse\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chunnambar Boathouse:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/chunnambar-boathouse.jpg\" alt=\"chunnambar-boathouse-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chunnambar River is generally famous for its backwaters, which offers explorers the chance to appreciate picnicking with their families and kids. Among the visitor spots to visit in Pondicherry, this boat storage not just enables one to remain in a sumptuous way, yet additionally guarantees that explorers appreciate the outing of a lifetime in the midst of nature and greenery.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Pondicherry_Museum\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Pondicherry Museum:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5251\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-pondicherry-museum.jpg\" alt=\"the-pondicherry-museum-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The museum is known for having remains from the Arikamedu Roman settlements. At the same time, it features a rare collection of bronze and stone sculptures that provide information and insight into the Chola and Pallava dynasties of India. Apart from this, the museum also houses some of the rare artefacts from Roman empires that once lived in Pondicherry.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sri_Aurobindo_Ashram\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sri Aurobindo Ashram:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sri-aurobindo-ashram.jpg\" alt=\"sri-aurobindo-ashram-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the early half of 20th century, Aurobindo stayed here along with his few disciples and Mirra Alfassa, the mother of the ashram and his spiritual collaborator. Once he withdrew from public view, all the responsibilities of the place were handed over to the Sadhaks, his spiritual aspirants. The ashram is also responsible for founding the concept of peaceful co-existence in a township. Auroville, the township in Pondicherry is the direct product of the ideals and aims of this ashram.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pondicherry_Park_Monument\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pondicherry Park Monument:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5249\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pondicherry-park-monument.jpg\" alt=\"pondicherry-park-monument-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another traveler puts in Pondicherry Park Monument is Park Monument. It is an appealing, charming goal that is situated in the beautiful zone of Government Park. Worked amid the time of Napoleon-III amid the sixteenth century, this is a place that will transport you to the time passed by.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Promenade\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The Promenade:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5255\" src=\"http:\/\/www.noblehousetours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-promenade.jpg\" alt=\"the-promenade-india\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Promenade, also known as the Goubert Avenue is one of the best places to visit in Pondicherry. Designed in a French style, it has boulevards and swaying palm trees all around. The seafront is best when visited in the early morning, when you can enjoy calm and tranquil nature and refresh yourself with a morning walk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pondicherry (or Puducherry), a French frontier settlement in India until 1954, is currently a Union Territory town limited by the southeastern Tamil Nadu state. Its French heritage is safeguarded in its French Quarter, with tree-lined avenues, mustard-hued pioneer estates and chic boutiques. 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