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PONDICHERRY Sage Agastya He is an ancient Hindu Sage. He built an ashram called Agastiswaram. Incriptions about Him were found near Vedapuriswara Temple. At that time, existence of Sanskrit University was also found in Bahur Plates. Roman Settlements Excavations of Arikamedu region indicates Roman settlements between 2nd century B.C and 2nd Century A.D

Trade centres called Poduca or Poduke.

Later it was identified as present pondicherry by historians and geographers Rulers of Pondicherry Pallava Kingdom of Kanchipuram during 4th Century

Chola Kingdom of Thanjur during 10th Century Pandiya Kingdom during 14th Century

Then, Vijayanagar Empire during 17th Century Origin of French Rule In the year 1673,Francois Martin, the First French Governor to Pondicherry

Only in 1699, by “ traité de Ryswick ” brought stability to Pondicherry and developed the town.

In the Eighteenth Century Pondicherry was laid out on a grid pattern and it grew considerably. PONDICHERRY AT HER EARLY DAYS OLD PORT OLD PORT

CLAVE COLL. OLD J.N ST OLD HARBOUR OLD HARBOUR

MUNICIPAL OFF. LIGHT HOUSE Pondicherry Districts

Mahe from the ruler of Badagara in 1721

Yanam came into their possession in 1731.

The French obtained from the King of Thanjavur in 1738 GOVERNOR DUPLEIX The best Ruler of Pondciherry PONDICHERRY • After 1816, the French obtained permanent control over Pondicherry.

• The next 138 years witnessed rebuilding of Pondicherry with significant developments in the areas of infrastructure, education and law.

• The French retained Pondicherry even after the British left in 1947. • In 1954, Pondicherry passed hands from the French to independent India.

• Became a with headquarters at Pondicherry.

• In May 1956, the treaty of transfer was signed in Delhi. PONDICHERRY AT PRESENT DAYS

HISTORY OF YOUTH HOSTEL In August 1909 the German teacher Richard Schirrmann,had thought to make lodging for his students.

He published this idea for the first time in 1910 in an essay about "Voksschuelerherbergen" (elementary school pupil lodgings)

In 1912 the first youth hostel was opened,Altenia Castle,Germany At present there are 6000 Youth Hostels in 72 countries covering all the continents. FIRST YOUTH HOSTEL

Altenia Castle, Germany FIRST YOUTH HOSTEL IN INDIA The first Youth Hostel was formally opened at Tara Devi near Shimla on June 9, 1945 by H E Sir Bertrand Glancy, Chief Scout and Governor of the Punjab.

All Youth Hostels were managed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, India

As of date there are 76 youth hostels all over India. What is Youth Hostel ?

Youth Hostel is a "HOME AWAY FROM HOME" Norms of Youth Hostel

 It provides hostelling facilities for all people  In the form of dormitories  It is a place for Friendship Recreation Informal education  Youth Hostel is a place of Non-religious Non-political Non-commercial  And it forbids Race Caste Color Creed Sex Social background YOUTH HOSTEL PONDICHERRY

It was opened on 5th November 1979. It is managed by the Manager/Warden. Total area of this hostel is 2 Acres. Build on the coast of Bay of Bengal. Beautiful garden Glimpses of Youth Hostel FRONT VIEW DORMOTRY ROOM A/C FAMILY ROOM MEETING HALL HALL GO GREEN YOUTH HOSTEL

CONTRIBUTION FOR “GO GREEN” By The “TINY HANDS”

STEP TOWARDS GREENATHON

PLACES OF INTEREST AAYI MANDAPAM SRI AUROBINDO

THE MOTHER

SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM Pondicherry Museum

9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Monday holiday BEAUTIFUL BEACHES OF PONDICHERRY Promenade Beach

Paradise Beach Serenity Beach

Ruby Beach Boating in Pondicherry Chunnabar Back water Boating 9 am – 4.30 pm

Ousteri lake Eco friendly Boating Temples in Pondicherry

Manakula Vinayagar Temple (Lord Ganesh Temple) Visiting time 6am – 12 pm 4 pm – 10 pm

Interior view of the temple Lord Ganesh in Golden Chariot Varadarajaperumal Temple

Vedapureeswarar Temple Churches in Pondicherry

Sacred Heart Church Basilica

Interior View of the church The Notre Dame Des Anges

Cathedral Church HERITAGE BUILDINGS IN PONDICHERRY

PLACES AROUND PONDICHERRY MAHABALIPURAM It has various historic monuments Built between the 7th and 9th centuries Mahabalipuram was a port city of the South Indian dynasty It has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Just 90 Kms from Youth Hostel.

CHIDAMBARAM NATARAJA TEMPLE The temple is known as the foremost of all temples (Kovil) to Saivites The sculptures of Chidambaram inspired the postures of Bharatha Natyam. Chidambaram is one of the five Pancha Bootha Sthalams Chidambaram represents akasha Opening Timings: The temple is open from 6 am to 12 noon and then from 5 pm to 10 pm

PICHAVARAM

Pichavaram is located near Chidambaram in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu Pichavaram is the second largest Mangrove forest in the world next to Australia. The area is about 2,800 acres (11 km2)

THIRUVANNAMALAI TEMPLE

It was built in 9th century. The main festival is karthigai deepam in the month of November. It is the place for many living saints. One of the famous saint is Ramana Maharishi.

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