Credits & data sources

Map and place data

Places, coordinates and opening hours come from © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Each place page names its OpenStreetMap element and the date of the data. Places are marked “Not yet verified” until a Pondy.org editor has checked them.

Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, built from OpenStreetMap data, during the preview. Production will use a licensed or self-hosted tile service.

Photos

Photos are from Wikimedia Commons and are used under their stated licences. Landmark photos are credited on each card and place page. The homepage shows resized copies (AVIF and WebP) of these originals, hosted by Pondy.org; the images are otherwise unchanged.

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  Sunrise over the Bay of Bengal from the Pondicherry seafrontRupam Dey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  Colonial houses along Rue Petit Canal in the French QuarterShyamal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  Bougainvillea over a white heritage house in PondicherryAlexandre Ultré · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  The old pier on the Pondicherry promenadeVyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  Flower sellers on the street by the Manakula Vinayagar TemplePrabhupuducherry · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  A South Indian meal served on a banana leafMelanie M · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  A lit heritage house with balconies in White Town at duskRainer Halama · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  Painted sculptures on the gopuram of the Manakula Vinayagar TempleDeepak-nsk · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  A rented scooter parked against a painted wall in PondicherryBarry Pousman · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  A crisp dosa with sambar and chutneysSwatiGupta1986 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  The golden Matrimandir in AurovilleMatthew T Rader · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  A tree-lined street in White TowniMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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  The French war memorial on Goubert Avenue in the French QuarterRichard Mortel · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Typeface

Anek Tamil by Ek Type, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, self-hosted. The copies served here are cut to the weights and widths this site uses, under the same licence.