Panchavatee, Pondicherry
#26 among attractions in Pondicherry
Facts and practical information
Panchavatee Jayamangala Panchamukha Sri Anjaneyaswamy is a temple located 9 km from Pondicherry, India. ()
Pondicherry India
Panchavatee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: French War Memorial, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Ousteri Lake.
MemorialFrench War Memorial, Pondicherry
175 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.
Sacred and religious sites, TempleManakula Vinayagar Temple, Pondicherry
168 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.
Church, Historical place, Baroque architectureImmaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
168 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.
LakeOusteri Lake, Pondicherry
107 min walk • Ousteri Lake is a lake in the union territory of Puducherry, state of Tamil Nadu. This lake is also called as Ossudu Lake as it is located in the village named Ossudu. The lake extends to about 800 hectares in which 390 hectares lies in Puducherry and the rest in Tamil Nadu. It is the largest lake of Puducherry.
LibraryRomain Rolland Library, Pondicherry
172 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.
AreaAuroville, Pondicherry
68 min walk • 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.
LighthousePondicherry lighthouse, Pondicherry
174 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.
TempleVaradharaja Perumal Temple, Pondicherry
154 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.
Universities and schoolsFrench Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry
169 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.
MuseumPuducherry Science Centre & Planetarium, Pondicherry
140 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.
ArchitectureRaj Niwas, Pondicherry
170 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.
Tamil Nadu