Photogenic spots you cannot miss

Gandhi statue at first light. The mustard villas on Rue Romain Rolland with bougainvillea. Our Lady of Angels, pink against a hard blue sky. Sacred Heart Basilica’s red-and-white façade. Matrimandir from the viewing point at 4 PM. Manakula Vinayagar’s gold vimana. Serenity Beach with a single board. Le Café’s rocks after rain.

Hire a bicycle, not a car. Midday is useless except inside churches. Ask before photographing people at the ashram and the temple. Drones over the promenade will not make you friends. The city is small; the light is the scarce resource.