On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the De facto merger day of Pondicherry with the Indian union, here is a fresh perspective on the territory from the eyes of a shutterbug par excellence. Happy Liberation Day!
On a whirlwind trip to Pondicherry, I visited a quaint little museum in its old parts to better understand some of the charm the city exudes for the hordes of tourists it attracts. From the tiniest bits of Greek and Spanish clay pottery dating back to the Roman Empire to French chariots and carriages from the 19th century donated by old Tamilian families who inherited this past, I was at once unhappy that I had no time to visit the deserted archaeological site of Arikaedu where most of the ancient collections come from. After all, it was just 7 km away from the museum. Ah well.
That notwithstanding, I was happy to shoot some of these pictures of the surrounding area near the museum. Shooting inside the museum was prohibited though I have seen some pictures on the net taken by those who don’t take rules seriously. Good for them!
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Thank you Ashok, that is so kind of you, you made my day, have a great weekend in the ramparts of pONDY and happy liberation day! cheers
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Thanks. You are welcome!
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Beautiful, seems like a fantastic location. As soon as Possums emerging internet-fame makes him a millionaire he’ll be sure to visit. Seeing it from a dreary autumn Sweden certainly doesn’t diminish its appeal.
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Perhaps you can decide to make it your winter capital!
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I definitely will, as soon as funds are acquired. May I ask if you know, has there been any marked increase in tourism in Pondicherry since my least favourite movie – life of PI became such a great success?
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Yes. But no tourist agency here appears to have started a Life of Pi circuit as yet!
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