Diu Museum is located near Diu Fort is yet another attraction of Diu. The museum has several artifacts from the past when Diu was under the Portuguese rule. If you look at the museum from outside, you may feel that it resembles a church built in the Gothic style. That is because the Diu Museum earlier used to be St. Thomas Church. The church was […]
St. Paul’s Church in Diu Island is the only functioning church that is built by the Portuguese. The construction of the church began in 1601, and took 9 years to complete. St Paul’s Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception. St Paul’s Church is considered to be the best example of baroque architecture in India. The detailing and the intricacy of the design of this church […]
Diu Fort is a beautiful fort constructed by the Portuguese at the tip of Diu Island. The fort is covered with sea water on three sides, with massive outer and inner walls acting as a protection to the fort. A deep ditch stands between the outer and inner walls that is filled with water to protect the fort from the invaders. Entry to the fort […]
Chunnambar Boat House is located in Chunnambar, about 7 km from the town of Pondicherry. It is located on the banks of River Chunnambar, just few meters before it joins Bay of Bengal. The boat house provides motor boats for rent and visitors can go around the river. Visitors can also take the boat ride to visit Paradise Beach, a calm and pristine golden-white sand […]
Paradise Beach is located exactly at the place where River Chunnambar joins Bay of Bengal. The beach is originally called Chunnambar Beach, but people rarely call it by its original name. Visitors named it Paradise Beach as the beautiful and pristine beach gives an impression that you have arrived at the paradise! The beautiful sandy beach can be reached only by boat. You can hire […]
Rock Beach / Promenade Beach is a 1.2 km long stretch of road that runs along the Bay of Bengal at the heart of the town of Pondicherry. Being in close vicinity to the town, you can find lots of people strolling on the road throughout the stretch. Rock Beach The Promenade Beach stretch starts at Gourbert Avenue and ends at the French War Memorial. […]
Auro Beach is short for Auroville Beach lies very close to the experimental township of Auroville. The small and gentle waves, and shallow waters attracts several visitors to this beach. During the weekends, a lot of locals also visit the beach. You can find several people getting into and playing with the water. However, during the weekdays, you can find very few people. Visitors playing […]
Auroville is an experimental township which was founded by Mirra Alfassa (known as ‘The Mother’ by her followers). She was one of the disciples of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh and was instrumental in setting up Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry / Pondicherry. After his death in 1950, Mirra Alfassa used to run the ashram. In 1968, she envisioned a township where men and women of all countries can […]
Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry (or Pondicherry as it was earlier known as) is an ashram that was setup in 1926 by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, one of India’s greatest philosopher-poets, who later became a follower of spirituality and yoga. Sri Aurobindo Ashram Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1872. His childhood and schooling was done overseas, and he returned to India at the […]
What would you do if you have some broken electrical items? What about broken tiles? Bangles? Ceramic items? Bottles? Broken plastic pipes? How many of you think twice before throwing them to your thrash cans or dust bins? You may wonder how to put it to better use than just discarding it. Well, to know, you should visit Rock Garden in Chandigarh. Rock Garden has […]
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