The photo journal, the 2nd in my south India series, features the former French colony of Puducherry (known as Pondicherry prior to 2006).

Puducherry (population about 221,000) is a charming seaside town on the Coromandel coast on the Bay of Bengal, located about 160 kms south of Chennai (Madras). Because the French ruled this territory for almost 300 years (1673 - 1954), they left a profound & lasting influence in the city & region, & today, the city stands as a living monument to that French culture, something quite ... (more)