Route taken: Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Thirunamallai- Tindivanam - Pondicherry. Bangalore via ORR + Sarjapur road - NH7 NH7- Hosur - Krishnagiri (Good road, 2 Tolls applicable Rs 20, Rs 50). After a 1 Km after the Krishnagiri toll, take left (sign board saying Chennai) After 500 m, take a right (sign board saying Pondicherry) onto the Pudicherry road. This is a real bad stretch (probably a post monsoon effect). Takes approx. 2 hours to get to Thirunamallai. Wish there was an alternative but it will take very long then. Thirunamallai - Tindivanam (better road) Road leading to Pondicherry from Tindivinam is very good. Totally 6.5 - 7 hours drive. Hotel : The Retreat. Recommend this to those who wish to stay in the French colony, bang on the beach. Restaurants: ------------------------------------------ Le Club
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