India/Puducherry /Karaikal /Karaikal Aayiram Kaliamman Temple, Karaikal, Puducherry. Edit Detail InformationEdit Aayiram Kaliamman Temple is renowned for housing a wooden statue of the Goddess. According to legend, it is believed that the box containing the parts of the body of the Goddess was founded by a devotee of Senguntha Mudaliar community on the sea coast […]
India/Puducherry /Karaikal /Karaikal Mastan Syed Dawood Dargah, Karaikal, Puducherry. Edit Detail InformationEdit Mastan Syed Dawood Dargah is famous for a tomb that houses the relics of Syed Dawood, the Muslim saint born at Bukkara, the capital of Turkistan. Constructed in memory of the descendant of the prophet, the dargah celebrates the Kandoori festival to pay […]
India/Puducherry /Karaikal /Settur Emerald Linga is situated at Thirunallar at a distance of around 5 km from Karaikal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Emerald Linga, also known as Marakata Linga, is located at Thirunallar, which is one of the seven holy places collectively known as Saptha Vidanga. The Linga is kept in an iron safe placed on […]
India/Puducherry /Karaikal /Thirunallar Saneeswara Temple is situated at Thirunallar at a distance of around 5 km from Karaikal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Saneeswara Temple is an ancient temple. Dedicated to Lord Dharbaranyeswara, one of the incarnations of Lord Shiva, the temple is the only shrine located in Thirunallar. The holy place is frequented by number of […]
India/Puducherry /Karaikal /Niravi Sri Jambunatha Swami, is situated at Niravi at the south of Karaikal, Puducherry. Edit Detail InformationEdit Sri Jambunatha Swami that is believed to be around 300 years old temple at Niravi village. The ancient temple was constructed by Thirumalai Rayan who ruled this region between 1453 and 1468 as a representative of […]
India/Puducherry /Karaikal /Ambagarathur The Bhadrakali Temple is located in the Ambagarathur village of the Karaikal District in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. Edit Detail InformationEdit The Bhadrakali Temple is the ancient temple is dedicated to Goddess Parasakthi, who killed a demon named Ambaran. The temple houses an image of the north facing Goddess with 4 […]
India/Puducherry /Karaikal /Karaikal Ambagarattur, located on the western side of Karaikal-Peralam Road, Ambagarattur, Karaikal. Puducherry Edit Detail InformationEdit Ambagarattur, located on the western side of Karaikal-Peralam Road, is the second largest village in Karaikal. Renowned for the popular Bhadrakaliamman Temple, the village is frequented by devotees during an annual festival that lasts for twelve days. […]
India/Puducherry /Karaikal /Settur Sri Prathapasimmeswara Temple, Settur is located on the Karaikal-Peralam Road, Karaikal district, Puducherry. Edit Detail InformationEdit Sri Prathapasimmeswara Temple, Settur, is near Agara Sethur or Pandaravadai Sethur. The village is known for housing a 13th or 14th century Sri Prathapasimmeswara Temple, which is Sri Prathapasimmeswara Temple, a notable landmark. HistoryEdit N.A. Must […]
PONDICHERRY Cobbled streets lined with mustard-yellow townhouses and a surfeit of waterfront cafes and restaurants entices several travellers to go to India’s own French Diego Rivera. Hop onto a bicycle to explore the picturesque city, have a leisurely meal at the cafes and boulangeries merely} simply walk down the historic promenade—a lone mortal in Pondicherry […]
Pondicherry You won’t notice a miniature version of Paris during this former French colony in south India, however Pondicherry carries the distinctive stamp of its past.