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[[File:Puducherry Park Monument.JPG|thumb|Park Monument (Aayi Mandapam) in the Government Park of Pondicherry]]<br />
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'''Aayi Mandapam''', also known as '''Park Monument''' ({{langx|fr|Monument du Parc}}), is a white monument in [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]], [[India]], built during the time of [[Napoleon III]], [[Emperor]] of France. It is situated in the center of [[Bharati Park]]. The monument commemorates the provision of water to the city during French colonial rule. It was named after a lady [[courtesan]] named Aayi, who destroyed her own house to erect a water reservoir to supply water for the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tourism |first=South |title=Aayi mandapam {{!}} Pondicherry {{!}} Monuments of Pondicherry {{!}} South Tourism |url=https://www.southtourism.in/pondicherry/monuments/aayi-mandapam.php |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.southtourism.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-16 |title=Pondicherry’s Aayi Mandapam: Monument built for Devdasi by French |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/travel-tourism-pondicherrys-aayi-mandapam-monument-built-for-devdasi-by-french-1677025/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011527/https://www.pondicherrymedia.com/aayi-mandapam/ Aayi Mandapam Photo]<br />
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