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A GREAT DESTINATION
ETERNAL
INDIA
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Kadamat
: Time lagoon of even depth and endless shoreline, water
sport facilities.
Bangaram
: Uninhabited island with three attols surrounded by
blue-green waters. Outboarding, sailing, rowing, windsurfing and
scuba diving.
PONDICHERRY
Formerly a French colony, it became a part of the Indian Union
in 1954.
Pondicherry's greatest attraction is the Shri Aurobindo Ashram,
founded by Aurobindo Ghosh. After his demise, the Mother
founded the International Education Centre in 1952.
Auroville
- The brainchild of the Mother and designed by the
French architect Roger Anger, Auroville was visualised as an ex-
periment in international living where men and women could live in
peace and progressive harmony with all creeds, polities and na-
tionalities. After the death of the Mother, a power struggle fol-
lowed between the Aurovillites and the Sri Aurobindo Society.
These problems were sorted out following the formation of a
committee by the Government of India with representatives from
various quarters. More than a 1000 world citizens are in Aurov-
ille. They speak many different languages.
At the centre of Auroville stands the Matri Mandir or Temple of
the Mother.
Pondicherry's other attractions are the memorial to the Tamil
poet Subramania Bharati, French Library, Art Gallery and the
Statue of Joan of Arc, Bharathidasan Museum.
French Institute established in 1955, a research institute. Sci-
entific and Technical section prepares maps on vegetation, soil
types, geology and lithology of India.
The Promenade (1500 m long) along Goubert Avenue. Gandhi
memorial with carved pillars, French war memorial, lighthouse (29
mts. high), beach. .
Botanical Gardens and Aquarium with rare and exotic plants
and ornamental fish from India and abroad.
Arekamedu (20 km), excavation sites having unearthed Roman
coins, wine jars etc.
Chunnambar Boat House
Mailam
- Murugan temple atop a hillock.
Pailava cave temple
for Hindu trinity at Mandugupattu built
during the reign of Mahendra Verma 1.
Ousteri Lake
- Picnic spot.
Thiruvakkarai
- National Fossil-wood park bearing fossils
(29km)
Chandramouliswara Temple
with Chola architecture.
Agra
Ahmedabad
Bangalore
Bhopal
Bijapur
Coimbatore
Darjeeling
Goa
Jaisalmer
Jaipur
Kashmir
Kulu
Kanchipuram
Madurai
Mysore
SOBRIQUETS
Home of the Taj Mahal
Manchester of India
Garden City
City of Lakes and Gardens
Agra of the South
Manchester of the South
Queen of Hill Stations
Land of Beaches
Living Museum, Golden City
Jewel Capital of India
Paradise on Earth
Valley of the Gods
Benaras-of the South, Golden city of Temples
Temple Town, Athens of the East. City of
Festivals
Sandalwood City
:
Queen of Hill Stations
Ootacamund (Ooty)
:
Udaipur
:
Lake city
Varanasi
:
Eternal City
LONGEST, LARGEST, HIGHEST, TALLEST
Longest Road Bridge
Longest River
Largest Lake
Largest City (area)
Largest City (Pop.)
Largest Delta
Largest State
Highest Waterfall
Highest Peak
Highest rainfall
Biggest cave temple
Tallest monolith
Gandhi Setu on river Sone in Bihar
Brahmaputra in Assam
Chilka Lake in Orissa
Calcutta
Bombay
in West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh
Jog Falls. (Karnataka)
Godwin Austen (Himalayas)
Mawsynram near Cherapunji in
Meghalaya
Ellora in Maharashtra
57.6 ft high Buddha statue in
Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar Lake.
Taller than the Jain Gomateshwar
Statue (57 ft) at Sravanabelagola
in Karnataka.
State with highest population density
State with largest area under forest
Largest Cantilever Span Bridge
Kerala
Assam
Howrah Bridge in
Calcutta