The
visit to this French War Memorial at Puducherry was a part of “Visit to Shiva,
Vishnu, & Jain temples and Christian Churches in and around Pondicherry /
Puducherry”, on 07th June 2025.
The
French War Memorial (Monument aux combattants des Indes françaises morts pour
la patrie) on Goubert Avenue is a solemn reminder of those brave soldiers who
laid down their lives for their country during the First World War. It was
erected in 1937 and inaugurated on April 3, 1938, by Governor Crocicchia.
Behind the memorial is a bronze bas-relief representing the arrival of Dupleix
in Pondicherry in 1742 CE.
Every
year on the 14th July (Bastille Day), the memorial is beautifully illuminated
and homage is paid to those brave martyrs.
(Entry
into the grounds of the war memorial is restricted.)
LOCATION
OF THE MEMORIAL: CLICK HERE
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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