Pondicherry is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language.
Image: Pondicherry Rock beach aerial view
Image: Manakula Vinayagar Temple 2K22TNKAN (1)
Image: Aurobindo Ashram Pondichery Outside view
Image: The Matrimandir in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, India
Puducherry (union territory)
Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry, is a union territory of India, consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, namely Pondichéry, Karikal (Karaikal), Mahé and Yanaon, excluding Chandannagar (Chandernagore), and it is named after the largest district, Puducherry, which was also the capital of French India. Historically known as Pondicherry, the territory changed its official name to Puducherry on 1 October 2006.
Image: Pondicherry Rock beach aerial view
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Image: Long exposure shot of Beach road near Pondicherry harbour
Aayi Mandapam (monument)