புதுச்சேரி

Puducherry

Union Territory · Capital Puducherry · 1.2 million people (2011)

வணக்கம்Vanakkam: hello in Tamil

• Art and craft

  Villianur terracotta, from near Puducherry, shapes clay into sculptures of everyday scenes and mythological figures, fired and painted with natural dyes. Villianur terracotta works hold a GI tag (2011).

• Festival

  Bastille Day (14 July) is marked each year

• Taste

  French-Tamil Creole cooking

• Landmark

  Auroville and the French Quarter

• Official symbols

  Animal: Squirrel · Bird: Koel · Flower: Cannonball flower · Tree: Bael

Arikamedu in Puducherry was an ancient trading post where excavations found Roman lamps, amphorae and glassware, evidence of trade with Rome.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · ta.wikipedia.org: புதுச்சேரி · en.wiktionary.org: வணக்கம் · incredibleindia.gov.in: villianur terracotta works · GI Registry, application 201 · statistics.py.gov.in: puducherry glance 2022 · en.wikipedia.org: Arikamedu; traditions from the India map’s sources.