Aayi Mandapam
A white monument in Bharathi Park raised by Napoleon III to the woman who gave up her house for a water works.
- Where
- Puducherry, Puducherry, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.9331, 79.8342
Get the Aayi Mandapam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Aayi Mandapam. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Puducherry volume with your photos and a note.
Near Aayi Mandapam
Promenade Beach 0.2 km
One and a half kilometres of seafront closed to traffic every evening, along the old French town.
Manakula Vinayagar Temple 0.3 km
The temple elephant, and the sixteen sided pillar.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral 0.4 km
The white and brown church of 1791 on Mission Street, Puducherry's cathedral.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram 0.4 km
The samadhi under the service tree.
French Quarter 0.5 km
Grid streets of yellow walled houses with bougainvillea, street names in two languages, and a Tamil quarter across the canal.
Basilica of the Sacred Heart 1.1 km
Gothic, in French Indian white and brown.
Arikamedu 3.7 km
A Roman trading post of the first century, where Mediterranean amphorae have been dug out of the Ariyankuppam bank.
Paradise Beach 7.2 km
Reached by boat across the backwater.
More hidden gems in Puducherry
Questions
Where is Aayi Mandapam?
Aayi Mandapam is in Puducherry, Puducherry. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Promenade Beach (0.2 km), Manakula Vinayagar Temple (0.3 km), Immaculate Conception Cathedral (0.4 km).
How do I get the Aayi Mandapam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Aayi Mandapam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Puducherry volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Aayi Mandapam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Puducherry volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.