Auroville

Auroville is a very big and famous artificial township founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (known as the Mother) and designed by architect Roger Anger based on Sri Aurobindo's concepts. Auroville is called the City of Dawn. This place is in between a beautiful atmosphere filled with floras and faunas. It is Universal as it is maintaining its purpose. In the middle of the town is the Matrimandir, which was conceived by Alfassa as a symbol of the Divine's answer to man's aspiration for perfection. Silence is maintained inside the Matrimandir to ensure the tranquility of the space and the entire area surrounding the Matrimandir is called the Peace area. Inside the Matrimandir, a spiraling ramp leads upwards to an air-conditioned chamber of polished white marble referred to as a place to find one's consciousness. Matrimandir is equipped with a solar power plant and is surrounded by manicured gardens. When there is no sun or after the sunset, the sunray on the globe is reflected by a beam from a solar-powered light. Many Indians and outsiders and followers of Sri Aurobindo come frequently and they can be seen everywhere. It is a must-visit place if you are in Puducherry.