Pondicherry,
India
Surrounded by Tamil Nadu, the city of Pondicherry is the capital of
Pondicherry union territory formed in 1962 from the four former colonies of
French India-Pondicherry, Karaikal, and Yanam, on the Coromandel Coast, and
Mahe, on the Malabar Coast (de facto transfer of French possessions to India
took place on 1 Nov, 1954, de jure transfer on 28 May, 1956, and instruments
of ratification were signed on 16 Aug, 1962). The city of Pondicherry
originated as a trade centre in 1674, when it was purchased by the French from
a local ruler. Today it is a seaside tourist resort known for the Hindu ashram
(religious retreat) of Sri Aurobindo Ghose (1872-1950), now an international
study centre. The union territory is governed by a lieutenant governor advised
by a chief minister and a Council of Ministers; the jurisdiction of the
Chennai High Court extends over it.
(Also see Auroville.) [Adapted from Encyclopedia Britannica]
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Sri Aurobindo
ashram
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Place de la
Republique (more)
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Seafront
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Governor's
residence
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Colonial
quarter street
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Colonial
quarter street
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Colonial
quarter street (more)
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Colonial
quarter street
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St. John's
church (inside)
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Petting an
elephant
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Manakula
Vinayagar temple
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Evening
glitter
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Immaculate
conception
cathedral (inside)
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Children's
park
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Pondicherry war memorial
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Cluny doorway
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Marquis
Dupleix
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Notre Dame des
Agnes
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Pondicherry
museum
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Chola bronze (Amman)
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Romain Rolland
public library
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Beach women
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Beach women
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Exam time
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