During the French rule of Pondicherry in the 18th century "Fresh Water" was very scarce. To resolve this problem Aayi, a woman native to Pondicherry offered to help. She destroyed her own house to make a fresh water tank. Napolean was taken aback by the love Aayi had for Pondicherry. As an encomium to Aayi he built a great hall (called "Mandapam" in Tamil Language). This great Mandapam now stands in Bharathi Park at Pondicherry.
To commemorate this historic monument India Post had introduced a Permanent Pictorial Cancellation on 13th March 1998. Below is the Picture post card with PPC issued by India Post, Tamil Nadu circle.
The cards and covers were posted at the GPO, Pondicherry with the PPC of Aayi Mandapam.
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