Pondicherry, India
Surrounded by Tamil Nadu, the city of Pondicherry is the capital of Pondicherry union territory formed in 1962 from the four former colonies of French India-Pondicherry, Karaikal, and Yanam, on the Coromandel Coast, and Mahe, on the Malabar Coast (de facto transfer of French possessions to India took place on 1 Nov, 1954, de jure transfer on 28 May, 1956, and instruments of ratification were signed on 16 Aug, 1962). The city of Pondicherry originated as a trade centre in 1674, when it was purchased by the French from a local ruler. Today it is a seaside tourist resort known for the Hindu ashram (religious retreat) of Sri Aurobindo Ghose (1872-1950), now an international study centre. The union territory is governed by a lieutenant governor advised by a chief minister and a Council of Ministers; the jurisdiction of the Chennai High Court extends over it. (Also see Auroville.) [Adapted from Encyclopedia Britannica]
White Town street
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Elvis in Pondicherry
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Sri Aurobindo ashram
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White Town street
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Seafront (more)
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Portraits for sale
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Notre Dame des Agnes
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White Town street
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Ambedkar memorial
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Ambedkar in Pondicherry (more)
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Dumas street
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Alliance Francaise
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Doggie siesta
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No more Hotel de Ville
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WWI memorial
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Public Library
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Marilyn in Pondicherry
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Rue Romain Rolland
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Bharathi Park (more)
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Celebrating a milestone
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Sri Aurobindo ashram  |
Place de la Republique (more)  |
Seafront  |
Governor's residence  |
Colonial quarter street  |
Colonial quarter street  |
Colonial quarter street (more)  |
Colonial quarter street  |
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St. John's church (inside)  |
Petting an elephant  |
Manakula Vinayagar temple  |
Evening glitter  |
Cluny doorway  |
Immaculate
conception  |
Children's park  |
Pondicherry war memorial  |
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Marquis Dupleix  |
Notre Dame des Agnes  |
Pondicherry museum  |
Chola bronze (Amman)  |
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Romain Rolland public library  |
Beach women (1996)  |
Beach women (1996)  |
Exam time (1996)  |
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