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Le Dupleix, Pondicherry, Tamil NaduKasha Ki Aasha, Pondicherry, Tamil NaduThe Red Courtyard Boutique, Pondicherry, Tamil NaduVisalam, Kanadukathan, Tamil NaduThe Bangala, Karaikudi, Tamil NaduCasablanca, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

Auroville, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

Auroville is yet another creative village, situated 2 hours drive from Cholamandal Artists' Village and bringing together people of goodwill...

DakshinaChitra Ethnographic Open Air Museum, Tamil Nadu

DakshinaChitra Open Air Museum is a worthwhile destination for those who wish to dive deeper into India's culture and ethnography...

Worth Knowing, Tamil Nadu

Many populated areas in India, including cities, still go under two names. You will often see one of them in maps...

Antique shops, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Karaikudi is famous for its quaint little antique shop-lined streets: wardrobes, chests, beds, mirrors, chairs, tables...

Boutique D'Auroville, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

A small and sophisticated shop selling various paper products made in the experimental city of Auroville; the greeting...

Hidesign, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

A producer of high quality leather handbags (the fact of its partnership with the luxury fashion giant Louis Vuitton...

Aurofurn, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

You will have to leave your shoes at the entrance and go on barefooted. Choose a design and a shop assistant...

The Red Courtyard Boutique, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

The little shop with an open-air courtyard rock garden, owned by two Frenchwomen, was opened quite recently...

Sterling Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

The only luxury boutique hotel in the city which, like Sterling Swamimalai, belongs to INDeco hotels. The small...

Le Dupleix, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

A design hotel housed in an 18th century French mansion, successfully combining the flavours of colonial...

Visalam, Kanadukathan, Tamil Nadu

Visalam is located in the small town of Kanadukathan, a mere 16 kilometres from Karaikudi; it is one of the...

Taj Garden Retreat, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Madurai is the second largest city of Tamil Nadu, which means that tourist crowds in front of one of the most...

Cholamandal Artists' Village, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Chennai is a major cultural center in India and the Artists' Village, established next to it in 1966 - the largest artists' commune in India...

Essence, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 Indian states, is located in the southeast of the country. Unlike the green Kerala...

Things To Do, Tamil Nadu

SREE MEENAKSHI TEMPLE. This Madurai temple is one of the largest Hindu shrines in Tamil Nadu. The enormous...

Fab India, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

Clothing, bedspreads and home textiles made of 100 % cotton - everything you would be looking for in a Fab India...

Kalki, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

A choice of clothing, accessories and design objects produced by the experimental lifestyle community...

Casablanca, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

A shop located on the most popular shopping street in the city - a totally bizarre mixture of Indian objects and world...

Kasha Ki Aasha, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

An American-owned traditional Indian style shop with an excellent roof café. The first floor is tempting enough with its...

VIBE, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

The store sells assorted stylish items, from small souvenirs and home design knickknacks (including Indian-style mirrors)...

The French Villa, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu

Excellent accommodation for the budget traveller - a great value-for-money hotel located in the so-called Ville Blanche...

Sterling Swamimalai, Thimmakudy, Tamil Nadu

The only luxury boutique hotel in the city which, like Sterling Swamimalai, belongs to INDeco hotels. The small...

The Bangala, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

As you arrive in Karaikudi, a city famous in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Indian states for its antique shops, the first...