Sight Seeing

Promenade Beach is the most popular in Pondicherry and a delight to both tourists and local alike. The Promenade, one of the main boulevards of the town runs along the shore for 15km. Raj Residency offers cheap & cost ..effective rooms for accommodation or lodging with a gorgeous view of the Promenade Beach. Enjoy your stay in our family guest house on the shores of the Promenade Beach in Pondicherry.

The stylish French War Memorial, located in the renowned Goubert Avenue, is a monument for those soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War. Annual commemoration is celebrated every year on 14th July; during the period the memorial gets illuminated beautifully.

A real example of community living and gradually flourishing, Auroville is conceived as a ‘Universal Town’. This is a place where people with different nationalities, beliefs and culture live in harmony. This amazing city of community living was started in 1968 by the Maa, renowned disciple of Shri Aurobindo. Really a Universal town, the populations speaks different kinds of language, nearly 50 languages are spoken here. We have Good or standard rooms in Pondicherry near railway station to provide you an accommodation or lodging in Pondicherry. Feel rejuvenated and enjoy the purity of Matri Mandir with your stay in Raj Residency.

Sri Aurobindo, revolutionary, poet, philosopher and yogi was born in Calcutta in 1872.he came to Pondicherry in 1910. The mother, born in Paris in 1878, came to India in 1914 to meet Sri Aurobindo. She rejoined Sri Aurobindo in 1920 and resumed her spiritual collaboration with him for the evolution of a higher consciousness, a spiritual and supramental consciousness on earth.In the main building of the ashram ,or Rue de Marine are the marble Samadhi , where Sri Aurobindo & the Mother have been laid to rest in the houses they lived.

The Botanical Garden is located south of the New Bus Stand. The gate leading to the garden is reminiscent of French architecture and it stands out from its immediate surroundings because it is in the middle of the old Tamil town. The Botanical Gardens were laid out in 1826 in the ornate French style, with pruned trees, flower beds and gravel lined paths and fountains. The French introduced many exotic plants from all over the world. The gardens also have a musical fountain which is active over the weekends, with two shows in the evening.

Facilities for boating are available at the Boat House on the River Chunnambar, 8 kms from Pondicherry. The backwater and the lush greenery on both sides of chunnambar provide an ideal setting for boating. A creek borders the Chunnambar boathouse on one side, and lush green meadows replete with waterfall backdrops that complete the exquisiteness and elegance of the place. The pristine sand and turquoise water are a relaxing experience and call for thousands of tourists and locals to enjoy a day picnic with their dear ones.

Pondy Marina Beach in Pondicherry is the new tourist attraction near the new lighthouse. It was developed under the theme-based beaches programs by the Pondicherry government, and “Pondy Marina” beach is based on a food-based theme. Unlike the rock beach, where the tourists can hardly venture into the seashores, here, as the name suggests, there is a reasonable length of sandy beach. Pondy Marina offers various food options, such as mangrove forest boating, sandy beaches, river mouth sighting, mangrove forest boating, etc. Pondy Marina is one of the best places to see sunrise in Pondicherry.

Nestled in the heart of the city, Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple is one of the famous ancient temples in Puducherry that offers holy and divine vibes to the devotees of Lord Ganesha. Widely renowned for its significance, heritage, and culture, this temple is dedicated to Hindu community and has everything you need to take some time off from the busy routine life. Tourists who visit Puducherry for a week or two should take some time off for this spiritual shrine at least once for sure. It is believed that the presiding deity, which is another form of Lord Ganesha, removes all the obstacles in your life and fulfills all your wishes if you worship him with full devotion and desire.