Marriage Halls in Pondicherry

MARRIAGE HALLS
S. No.	Address	Phone
1	A D R Mahal No 94, Kannikoil Pondy Cuddalore N H Road, Bahoor, Pondicherry - 607402	9894645819
2	Ananadha Thirumana Nilayam No. 150, S V Patel Salai, Pondicherry - 605001	0413- 2336265
3	Annai Reception Hall No 54, Middle Street, New Saram, Saram, Pondicherry - 605013	0413- 2247311
4	Annai Thirumana Nilayam No 76,West Street,Villianur, No Villianur, Pondicherry - 605110	0413 - 2666107
5	Durai Munusamy Kalyana Mandapam No 24, Bel Combe Street, Venkata Nagar, Pondicherry - 605011	0413 - 2338890
6	J Mahal Thirumana Nilayam 100 Feet Road, Mudaliarpet, Pondicherry - 605004	0413 - 2353365
7	Jayaram Thirumana Nilayam No 102, Pillaithottam Sithankudi, Behind Balaji Theatre, Venkata Nagar, Pondicherry - 605011	0413 - 2243810
8	Jeeva Rukmani Mahal E C R Road, Kottupalayam, Lawspet, Pondicherry - 605008	0413 - 2253163 0413 - 4501793
9	Kandhan Thirumana Nilayam 100 Feet Road, E C R Road, Lawspet, Pondicherry - 605008	0413 - 2250382 0413 - 2352993
10	Lakshmanamanga Lakshmi Thirumana Nilayam No 45,Senguthar Street, Orleanpet, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005	0413 - 2203437
11	Lakshmi Thirumana Nilayam Villupuram Main Road, Villianur, Pondicherry - 605110	0413 - 2203437
12	M K S Rosema Thirumana Nilayam No 215,Lal Bahadur Shastri Street, Pondicherry - 605001	0413 - 2340083 0413 - 2334998
13	Mahalakshmi Thirumana Mandapam No 56, Yenam Vengadachala Pillai Street, Pondicherry - 605001	0413 - 2224174
14	Manikkam Mudaliar Marriage Hall No 272, M G Road, Muthialpet, Pondicherry - 605003	0413 - 2338278
15	Murugan Adiar Thirumana Nilayam No 34, Nehru Veedhi, Kathirkammam, Thattanchavadi, Pondicherry - 605009	0413 - 2274509
16	N B R Marriage Hall Thiruchitrambalm Koot Road, Vaanur Taluk, Thiruchitrambalam, Pondicherry - 605111	0413 - 2677679
17	N T Mahal 100 Feet Road, Ellappanchavady, Nellithope, Pondicherry - 605005	0413 - 2201080
18	Nataraj Chettiar Kalyana Mandapam No 331,Bharathi Street, Pondicherry - 605001	0413 - 2335952
19	Pudhuvai Vadamugathu Chettimargal Thirumana Nilaya No 49,Ambalathadayar Madam Street, Anna Salai, Pondicherry - 605001	0413 - 2221981
20	Rajma Mahal Natarajar Complex,Madukarai Main Road, Nellathoor, Nettapakkam, Pondicherry - 605106	0413 - 2645879
21	Ruby Mahal No 483, Anna Salai, Pondicherry - 605001	0413 - 2334469
22	Saraswathi Thirumana Nilayam 52, Lalbahadur Shastri Street, Pondicherry - 605001	-
22	S R Tirumana Nilayam No 259,Thiruvalluvar Salai, Saram Pondicherry - 605013	0413 - 2240493
23	S S Thirumana Nilayam No 67, S V Patel Salai, Pondicherry - 605001	0413 - 2345307
24	Selvanathan Reception Hall No 49,45 Feet Road, Vallalar Salai, Venkata Nagar, Pondicherry - 605011	0413 - 2214215
25	Senthamizh Thirumana Nilayam No 2,Muthamizh Street, Amrita Nagar, Thattanchavadi, Pondicherry - 605009	0413 - 2272406
26	Shree Raja Rajeswari Thirumana Mandapam No 144, 100 Feet East Coast Road, Pakkamudaiyanpet, Lawspet, Pondicherry - 605008	0413 - 2256989
27	Singapore Thirumana Nilayam No 445, M G Road, Opp To Old Vinayagar Temple, Pondicherry - 605001	0413 - 4201800
28	Sri Ambal Thirumana Mandapam No 99, Muthaya Mudaliyar Street, Muthialpet, Pondicherry - 605003	0413 - 2235969
29	Sri Anandha Rangar Mahal No 262, Kamaraj Salai, Saram, Pondicherry - 605013	0413 - 2248529
30	Sri Nathan Thirumana Nilayam No 10,45 Feet Road, Vallalar Salai, Venkata Nagar, Pondicherry - 605011	0413 - 2214735
31	Sri Parvathi Kalyana Mandapam No 241, Lawspet Main Road, Pakkumudayanpet, Lawspet, Pondicherry - 605008	0413 - 2252788
32	Sri Subhalakshmi Mahal Mahathma Gandhi Road, Muthialpet, Pondicherry - 605003	0413 - 2214369
33	Sri V T Shanmugam Navaneethammal Thirumana Nilayam No 60,Anna Salai, Pondicherry - 605001	0413 - 2222952
34	Subburayan Sakuntalai Marriage Hall Veerampillinam Street, Ariyankuppam, Pondicherry - 605007	0413 - 2645879
35	Tamil Thirumana Palace Vazhudhavor Road, Kathirkammam, Thattanchavadi, Pondicherry - 605009	0413 - 6531552
36	Theerkka Sumangali Kalyana Mandapam Cuddalore Road, Ariyankuppam, Pondicherry - 605007	0413 - 2601777
37	Vaanear Kalyana Mandapam Main Road, Villianur, Pondicherry - 605110	0413 - 2666472
38	Vel Sokkanathan Thirumana Nilayam No 32, Vallalar Salai, Kamaraj Nagar, Venkata Nagar, Pondicherry - 605011	0413- 2211748

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Monuments of Pondicherry

A wondrous history of this place is told by obliging Pondicherrians. As well as the striking grid-like street planning, buildings and monuments. About the arrival of the European maritime powers of the 16th century -the Portuguese, the Dutch, the Danes, the English and importantly, the French, setting foot first in 1670. About the transformation of a tiny fishing village into a grand port city by the 18th century. About fierce Anglo-French battles. Ravages. And sieges. About brave generals. Friendly maharajas. And even, philanthropic courtesans. And about an undisturbed French rule for 138 years till 1954.

Park Monuments (Aayi Mandapam)

The most beautiful public space in town is the green and shaded Government Park, in the heart of Pondicherry. Standing smack in its centre is Aayi Mandapam. Built in Greco-Roman architecture, unsinfully white, during the reign of Napoleon III- Emperor of France.
It bears the name of Aayi -a 16th century courtesan. Who razed down her home and replaced it with a reservoir. To appease a passing king, angry at having mistaken her candle-lit residence for a holy place. It was from this lake that Napoleon`s men quenched their thirst, some 300 years later. Napoleon, charmed by the story, ordered a monument to Aayi.

Arikamedu

A historical site, 4 kms south of Pondicherry, which revealed local trade with Romans as early as 2nd century B.C. Some even believe Roman settlements existed. Wine seems to have been a major import as excavated amphora jars suggest. In return, textiles, precious stones and shell-jewellery left these shores.Moreover, you`ll still find the amazing ruins of an 18th century French Jesuit Mission House here. It was abandoned in 1783.

Ananda Ranga Pillai Mansion

Ananda Ranga Pillai was the celebrated dubash of Dupleix, the governor of Pondicherry while it flourished under French glory. Pillai`s compilation of diaries serve as a storehouse of information on 18th century French India. His mansion, completed sometime in 1738, is one of the oldest surviving buildings on the west side- then known as "natives` quarters." Its architecture represents a curious mix of French and Indian styles.

The Statue of Dupleix

This is Pondicherry`s tribute to Francois Dupe ix whose able governorship came to an end in 1754. However, French recognition came about a century later, when, in 1870, they paid homage by commissioning two statues -one in France and the other in Pondicherry. The 2.88 m tall structure was erected over six carved ornamental granite pillars at the Place du Republique. It now stands restationed overlooking a children`s park at the southern end of the promenade, now named Goubert Avenue.

Place Du Gouvernement

The Place Du Gouvernement is a brilliant example of town planning in Pondicherry. Comprising the 18th century Palais Du Gouvernement -now the Raj Nivas (not open to the public) -and the old tribunals -now housing the Legislative Assembly -along with a neat three-sided line-up of other handsome buildings. At the centre, surrounded by a well-tended garden, stands the Water Monument, sculpted to commemorate the introduction of good drinking water for the population. Latin and Tamil inscriptions bear out the story. Some exquisitely carved monolithic pillars, brought to Pondicherry from the Gingee Fort after its capture in 1751 , adorn the place.

19th Century Light House

The early sea-farers to Pondicherry were guided by a beacon kept burning on the Red Hills (Gorimedu), about 5 kms west of the town. The now-abandoned light house standing on the edge of the sea near the Place Du Gouvernement was lighted for the first time on 1 July, 1836. The light was placed upon a masonry tower, 29 m above sea level and was visible upto a distance of 29 kms into the sea. In 1931, the fixed light was replaced by a revolving lantern. It fell into disuse with the commissioning of the new light house in 1979.

French War Memorial

No visit to Pondicherry is complete without a free-wheeling stroll down the peaceful promenade -Goubert Avenue (`Beach Road`, locally speaking) .Where you`ll find this elegant tribute to the uniform. It gets prettily illuminated during a solemn ceremony every 14 July, Bastille Day.

The Statue of Joan of Arc

A lasting, triumphant image of the heroic French damsel Jeanne d` Arc, is frozen in marble, within the garden laid out in front of L` Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges.

Churches

French missionary zeal in the 17th and 18th centuries saw a number of imposing churches built here. The Eglise de Sacre Coeur de Jesus, situated on the south boulevard, stands out as an oriental specimen of Gothic splendour. It contains rare and beautiful stained glass panels depicting events from the life of Christ. The Eglise de Notre Dame de la Conception Immaculee, on Cathedral Street, was first built in 1692. It took its present shape in 1791.

The Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges, in Rue Dumas, is notable for its masonry -which uses the finest of limestone mixed with white of the egg -making for a texture identical to that of white marble. It is modelled on the Basilica at Lourdes, in southern France.

The Pondicherry Museum

On the ground floor, the major attraction is the central space with 3 curious transport mechanisms -a coach, a palanquin (sedan chair) and a pousse-pousse which required two attendants, one to steer and one to push. The bronze gallery displays the images of gods and goddesses together with a wide collection of temple lamps; used across different dynasties down centuries.

Pre-Christian relics which you will find here, such as remnants` of Greek and Roman amphora jars, pieces from the Tsung Periods in China and beads made from glass and precious stones were dug out from the Arikamedu site, just south of Pondicherry.

The French Cemetery at Karaikal

For a look-see into a veritable who`s who of 19th century Karaikal, wander through the French cemetery on Rue de Marche (Market Street). Administrators, landlords, port officials, women and children lie buried under curious headstones with interest-evoking inscriptions. You will also find an aged, tiny chapel within the walls.

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