Pondi is a city and its streets are always busy. (19 Oct 2014)
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This is a coconut palm orchard on the edge of Pondicherry. (11 Nov 2014)
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A lizard on a Pondi palm. (8 Nov 2014)
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This a beach on the Bay of Bengal just north of Pondicherry. (11 Nov 2014)
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Some fishing boats on a beach on the Bay of Bengal just north of Pondicherry. (11 Nov 2014)
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This bright Ayurveda clinic is on a street near Auroville north of Pondi. Bright buildings attract me. They need a lot of maintenance in this hot and rainy climate to keep their glow for long. (4 Oct 2014)
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This is another view of the Pondi street that is on the top of this page. In the few seconds between this second picture and the first above almost everything changes. (19 Oct 2014)
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This is the main shopping street of Pondi. Cars are not supposed to use it. But it is open and free to “two wheelers” as they call cycles, scooters, and mopeds here. Yes, you do see cars—not everyone in India follows the rules. In fact few do. (19 Oct 2014)
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This proud rooster was walking along the road as we walked into Pondi one day. (19 Oct 2014)
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The Container wala stands next to his cycle-store along the road into Pondi. (23 Nov 2014)
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