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General Information About Puducherry

Puducherry is one of the most popular tourist spots for national and international tourists. Puducherry was the residence of Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram still operates from Puducherry. A unique experimental city Auroville, the brainchild of the Mother, whose inhabitants are drawn from all parts of the world is situated on the outskirts of the city. There are several temples, churches, monuments, parks and mosques which attract tourists.

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Puducherry History

The earliest recorded history of Puducherry can be traced to the 2nd century CE. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions a marketplace named Poduke (ch 60). G. W. B. Huntingford suggested this might be a site about 2 miles from the modern Puducherry, which was possibly the location of Arikamedu (now part of Ariyankuppam). Huntingford noted that Roman pottery was found at Arikamedu in 1937. In addition, archaeological excavations between 1944 and 1949 showed that it was "a trading station to which goods of Roman manufacture were imported during the first half of the 1st century CE".

Puducherry Culture

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With a resident populace that's truly multi-countrywide and multi-ethnic, Pondicherry’s tradition is a cosmopolitan one with robust ties to the indigenous tradition of the neighborhood. An instantaneous final result of the exposure to a lot diversity has been a secular angle that's attribute of the native of Pondicherry. The crafts of Pondicherry are each traditional and modern. The former are of course these crafts which are indigenous to the field and use nearby materials in lengthy-established approaches. ‘Puducheri bommai’ are handcrafted dolls crafted from terracotta, papier-mache and plaster even as ‘korai’ mats are woven from a grass located in the neighborhood. The brand new crafts of Pondicherry owe so much to the ethos and philosophy of the Aurobindo Ashram. From the Ashram come such ecologically sound crafts as handcrafted paper, rice paper, incense sticks, candles, hand woven cotton textiles, hand embroidered and painted materials, crochet, macramé bags, wall hangings and mats, picket furniture, paper lamps, perfumes, rose water, cosmetics and herbal magnificence products.

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Karaikal

Karaikal is a major port city of east coast of India and a municipality in Karaikal district in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The French government acquired Karaikal in 1674 and held control, with occasional interruption from the British and Dutch, until 1954, when it was incorporated into the Indian Union along with the rest of French India


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Mayyazhi

Mayyazhi, increasingly spelled Mahé, is a small town at the mouth of the Mahé River and is surrounded on all sides by the State of Kerala. The Kannur District surrounds Mahé on three sides and Kozhikode District from one side. Formerly part of French India, Mahé now forms a municipality in Mahé district, one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry. Mahé has one member in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.


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Auroville

Auroville is an experimental township in Viluppuram district mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India with some parts in the Union Territory of Puducherry in South India. It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa and designed by architect Roger Anger. As stated in Alfassa's first public message in 1965, she states, that Auroville is meant to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity.

Puducherry Weather

The climate of Pondicherry is classified by Köppen-Geiger system as tropical wet and dry (As), similar to that of coastal Tamil Nadu. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures frequently hit the 41 °C (106 °F) mark. The average maximum temperature is 36 °C (97 °F).

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