Pondicherry or Puducherry as it is now called is an ex-French colony. During the 1700s the French and British vied for command of this port and it changed hands half a dozen times until the French finally took control in 1815 until 1954. The French influence is everywhere. The architecture, the uniforms of the police, presence of cathedrals and nuns and there are still a lot of French tourists and shop owners hence nicer hotels and restaurants.
Great restaurant |
Old colonial house |
Puducherry Policeman |
Interior of cathedral |
This influence however seems confined to a small area near the waterfront called White City. A few blocks from the waterfront is a canal running north - south, really just an open sewer.
Canal in Puducherry |
Old and renovated buildings in the Tamil Quarter |
Litter in the streets |
Attempts to control litter |
Waterfront Gandhi statue in the heat of the day |
Waterfront in the evening |
Enjoying the sea breezes |
doorway decorations |
more doorways |
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