Auroville, Pondicherry

Name: Auroville
Address: Pondicherry, India

#10 among attractions in Pondicherry

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Auroville is an experimental township in Viluppuram district, mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with some parts in the Union Territory of Pondicherry in India. It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa and designed by architect Roger Anger. ()

Local name: ओरोविल Area: 3.86 mi²Coordinates: 12°0'25"N, 79°48'40"E

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Nearby attractions include: French War Memorial, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Romain Rolland Library.

5.4 miS
Memorial
French War Memorial, Pondicherry
139 min walk • The French War Memorial in Puducherry, India is a war memorial dedicated to residents of French India who died for the country during the First World War. It is on Goubert Avenue in Puducherry, located opposite to the Gandhi statue.
5.1 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Pondicherry
131 min walk • Manakula Vinayagar Temple is a Hindu temple in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Dedicated to the god Ganesa, it is a popular pilgrimage site and tourist destination in Puducherry.
5.3 miS
Church, Historical place, Baroque architecture
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
135 min walk • Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of Puducherry. The church is also known as Samba Kovil, which is a phonetic corruption of "Saint Paul's Kovil" where "Kovil" means church.
5.3 miS
Library
Romain Rolland Library, Pondicherry
135 min walk • The Romain Rolland Library, founded in 1827 as the Bibliothèque Publique, is one of the oldest Libraries of India located in the union territory of Puducherry.
5.4 miS
Lighthouse
Pondicherry lighthouse, Pondicherry
137 min walk • A lighthouse was constructed in Pondicherry in the nineteenth century by the French rulers. A new lighthouse was constructed in 20th century by the government of India. The old lighthouse had first beamed light on 1 September 1836. The new lighthouse started functioning in 1979.
5.5 miS
Beach
Promenade Beach, Pondicherry
140 min walk • Rock Beach is the popular stretch of beachfront in the city of Puducherry, India, along the Bay of Bengal. It is a 1.2-kilometre-long stretch in Pondicherry, starts from War Memorial and end at Dupleix Park on the Goubert Avenue.
4.6 miS
Temple
Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Pondicherry
119 min walk • Varadaraja Perumal temple in the South Indian union territory of Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located heritage town region of the city. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is a storehouse of Chola architecture.
5.1 miS
Universities and schools
French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry
131 min walk • The French Institute of Pondicherry UMIFRE 21 is a French research centre in Puducherry, India, under the joint supervision of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research. It is the largest of the 26 research centres under this dual umbrella.
5.5 miS
Museum
Puducherry Science Centre & Planetarium, Pondicherry
141 min walk • Puducherry Science Centre & Planetarium is a public science planetarium. It is located in Lawspet, India. The centre was designed, developed and set up by the National Council of Science Museums.
5.2 miS
Architecture
Raj Niwas, Pondicherry
134 min walk • Raj Niwas is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. It is located in Puducherry's capital city of Pondicherry. The present lieutenant governor of Puducherry is Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. Once it was the official residence of the French Governors.
5.3 miS
Church, Baroque architecture
St. Andrew's Church, Pondicherry
136 min walk • St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Reddiarpalayam area of Puducherry, a Union territory in South India. The original structure was built in Gothic architecture in 1745 by Kanakaraya Mudali, the longest serving dubash of the French East India Company.