Buddha

Buddha: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buddha

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Buddha — distance from nearby cities

• From Puducherry (PY): about 4 km by road (3 km straight line) · directions · more places near Puducherry
• From Vellore (TN): about 166 km by road (133 km straight line) · directions · more places near Vellore
• From Chennai (TN): about 170 km by road (136 km straight line) · directions · more places near Chennai
• From Thanjavur (TN): about 186 km by road (149 km straight line) · directions · more places near Thanjavur
• From Chittoor (AP): about 204 km by road (163 km straight line) · directions · more places near Chittoor

Coordinates: 11.93600, 79.83623. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buddha

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• Sri Aurobindo Ashram · ashram · Puducherry · ~0 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam · temple · Puducherry · ~0 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Mahatma Gandhi Statue · attraction · Puducherry · ~0 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bharathi Park · park · Puducherry · ~0 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Cathedral · church · Puducherry · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Perundevi thayar samedha Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple · temple · Puducherry · ~1 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Basilica · church · Puducherry · ~2 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Puducherry · ~2 km · Must-see
• V. Venkatasubba Reddiar · fort · Puducherry · ~2 km · Must-see
• Arikamedu Early Historic Site · fort · Puducherry · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mango Hill Auroville Pondicherry · viewpoint · Viluppuram · ~8 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Paradise Beach · beach · Puducherry · ~9 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Matrimandir View Point · temple · Viluppuram · ~10 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Sadhana Forest · sanctuary · Viluppuram · ~10 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Kokilambigai Udanurai Sri Thirukameswarar Temple · temple · Puducherry · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Oussudu Lake · lake · Puducherry · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see

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