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Gandhi statue in Pondicherry beach is one of the important monuments in the City. It is a black statue located right in front of the old light house/customs building, surrounded by 8 pillars carved out of single stones each that are beautifully arranged. A very few people are aware that the statue was installed recently compared to the pillars. In the early days, this place used to be a port. One can see the remains of the pillars from the bridge inside the sea. This four-meter square statue, the biggest Mahatma Gandhi statue in Asia, is surrounded by eight magnificent granite pillars which were brought from Gingee, a fort some 70kms from Puducherry. The pillars were erected in 1866, while the statue, placed opposite the old Pier, was inaugurated on January 26, 1965. There is a tunnel bel
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