Tourist Attractions in Puducherry

SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM
PROMENADE
AAYI MANDAPAM AND BHARATI PARK
CHUNNAMBAR BOAT HOUSE
AUROVILLE
THE BOTANICAL GARDEN
THE PONDICHERRY MUSEUM
HERITAGE WALK
TEMPLES
CHURCHES

SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM

Sri Aurobindo, revolutionary, poet, philosopher and yogi was born in Calcutta in 1872.he came to Pondicherry in 1910. The mother, born in Paris in 1878, came to India in 1914 to meet Sri Aurobindo. She rejoined Sri Aurobindo in 1920 and resumed her spiritual collaboration with him for the evolution of a higher consciousness, a spiritual and supramental consciousness on earth. In the main building of the ashram, or Rue de Marine are the marble Samadhi, where Sri Aurobindo & the Mother have been laid to rest in the houses they lived.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Information Center 3,
Rangapillai Street,
Pondicherry 605001
Phone: +91-413-2233604
Website: www.sriaurobindoashram.org
Visiting Hours: 08:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs & 14:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs.

 

PROMENADE

The 1.5 km long promenade running along the beach is the pride of Pondicherry. Most of the landmarks are on the sea front : the statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Jeanne d’Arc, Dupleix, the elegant War memorial raised by the French, the heritage building Mairie, the 27 m tall old lighthouse, the circular shaped customs house & Gandhi Thidal

Visiting hours: No time limit

 

CHUNNAMBAR BOAT HOUSE

 

Facilities for boating are available at the Boat House on the River Chunnambar, 8kms from Pondicherry. The backwater and the lush greenery on both sides of Chunnambar provide an ideal setting for boating.

Visiting hours: 09:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs

 

AUROVILLE & MATRI MANDIR

Auroville welcomes people from all parts of the world to live together and explore cultural, educational, scientific, spiritual, and other pursuits in accordance with the Auroville charter. Auroville information centre and Matri Mandir [Meditation hall with world’s biggest man-made crystal ball] are the places open to most of the visitors. It offers less to see and lots to experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
La Boutique d' Auroville
38, Jawaharlal Nehru Street
Pondicherry 605001
Phone: +91 413 2337264
Website: www.auroville.org
Visiting hours: 10:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs

 

THE PONDICHERRY MUSEUM

 

The museum brings back memories of the glorious past of Pondicherry, from the days of the Greco-Roman era down to the present days, providing glimpses of the art and culture of the people of this region during the pallava, chola and vijayanagar days. Artifacts from the excavations at Arikamedu are preserved here.

Visiting hours: 10:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs & 14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs

 

TEMPLES

There are about 32 temples in Pondicherry of these: Manakula vinayagar temple, Sri vedapureeswarar temple, Kamatchiamman temple and Varadarajaperumal temple are famous.

Visiting hours: 06:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs & 16:30 hrs to 21:00 hrs

 

CHURCHES

French missionary zeal in the 17th and 18th centuries saw a number of imposing churches built here. The Sacred Heart Church, situated on the south boulevard, stands out as an oriental specimen of gothic splendor. It contains rare and beautiful stained glass panels depicting saints and events from the life of Christ.