Puducherry

Tamil Nadu·festival · ceremony

A young Indian girl dances with her Western friends on occasion of Pongal festival in Pondicherry. Boys in white lungies play 'Chenda' drums.

Tamil Nadu·flowers

Women in a sari, waters plants in a Pondicherry botanical garden. Instead of using pipe they use pitchers to water plants. Large identical trees can also be seen.

Tamil Nadu·dance

Indian girls dance to Mahishasura Mardini Stotram during the 80th-anniversary celebration of Brahma Kumaris in Pondicherry. See a girl dressed as Hindu Goddess Durga dances in the middle.

Tamil Nadu·old town

An autorickshaw parked roadside at Rue Romain Rolland Street in Pondicherry. There is a restaurant named Spice Route across the road. The colonial style French villas have huge compounds, grand walls and majestic doors.

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Kiran Bedi talks about her favourite films, she said, Film buffs means a lot of time, and time is I think very very scarce to be, though I just love classics.

Tamil Nadu·architecture · temple

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, situated on the south boulevard of Pondicherry in Puducherry, India, is an oriental specimen of Gothic architecture.

Tamil Nadu·music

Maurice Durozier, French theatre actor sings a French song and plays guitar at Alliance Française in Pondicherry.

Tamil Nadu·festival

Western tourists witness how a South Indian family celebrates Pongal India. These tourists look curious probably they have seen this festival for the first time. See a western woman in saree.

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

A number of people visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India. The Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a well known and wealthy ashram in India, with devotees from India and all over the world flocking to it for spiritual salvation.

Tamil Nadu·highway

Locals pass through a road junction in Pondicherry. See a Gourmet Popcorn cafe across the road. One can see shared autos and city busses pass through the road. There are Rendezvous cafe, Kwality Walls ice cream cafe on the street.

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

Dune Eco Group is a small chain of luxury hotels in South India and Sri Lanka. They offer an extraordinary insight into culture of this region, its people and landscapes.

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

A number of people visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India. The Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a well known and wealthy ashram in India, with devotees from India and all over the world flocking to it for spiritual salvation.

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Indianostrum theatre at Romain Rolland Street in Pondicherry. See the poster of Théâtre du Soleil's École Nomade, the nomadic drama school workshop at the entrance of the theatre and at the front wall, there are the photographs of the artis…

Tamil Nadu·coastline · architecture

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 beautif…

Tamil Nadu·fort · old town

The magnificent fort and palaces found all over the country are not always in the best of physical shape but even the structural dereliction cannot hide the splendor of their heritage.

Tamil Nadu·music

Local artists play Pongal festival songs in Ecole nomade theatre in Pondicherry. Western people tap their laps to the beat of the music.

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Tamil Nadu·ceremony · dance

A group of western tourists dance with young South Indian lads during Pongal in Pondicherry. These South Indian boys wear their traditional dress 'lungi'.

Tamil Nadu·flowers · lake

A Water Lilt pond inside a Botanical Garden in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India. The Botanical Garden is located south of the New Bus Stand.

Tamil Nadu·temple · architecture

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Pondicherry is one of the unmissable sights of the union territory. It is the mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.

Tamil Nadu·coastline

South Indian people sit near Rock Beach in Pondicherry. See the children play with their families at the beach while other take pictures.

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Along with boating up to the beach, there are some interesting and thrilling things to do in Pondicherry, the French capital of India. This is a destination that offers serenity and sanctity in its true sense.