Adjoining the Heritage town or the area more popularly known as the French precinct of Pondicherry, is the fishing precinct of Pondicherry , is the fishing hamlet of Vaithikuppam is going through a very interesting process of gentrification. As one walks down to “MANTRA” from Le Promenade, the juxtaposition of quaint colorful huts and not so beautiful modern apartments may be the first things that one notices. However, the local culture that flows out into the narrow (fairly clean) streets , is the photographer’s delight. Beach lies few metre away from Mantra. Fortunately, it is not just the modern houses but the presence of little ateliers, art galleries, book shops etc