The Matrimandir will be the soul of Auroville. A place... for trying to find one’s consciousness
Matrimandir and the Peace Area
At the centre of the city is the oval Peace Area where the Matrimandir, the soul of Auroville, is located. Matrimandir is surrounded by 12 petals and 12 gardens. Right next to it is a giant banyan tree which is the geographical centre of Auroville. Nearby is the amphitheatre with the Urn of Human Unity that contains the soil of 121 nations and 23 Indian states. All of these are surrounded by a lake in the making, creating an atmosphere of calm and serenity and serving water to the city in the future.
To visit the Matrimandir Viewing Point and the Inner Chamber please go to this page.
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Soul of the City
A place of joy and serenity -
Central Force of Auroville
The Matrimandir Viewing Point allows visitors distant access -
To Develop Consciousness
Each Matrimandir Garden has a spiritual focus
- Golden Matrimandir
- Soul
- Petals
- 12
- Gardens
- 12
- The Geographic Centre of Auroville
- Banyan
- With Soil from All Nations
- Urn
- Around the Peace Area
- Lake
Watch this documentary on the building and construction of the Matrimandir.
Produced and directed by Doris Kalker, Auroville Video Production, 2008
Discover More on Peace Area
An area for meditation and self reflection
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Matrimandir LayoutTemple of the Mother -
The Banyan TreeGeographical Centre of the City -
The AmphitheatreA Space for Dawn Fire and Silent Gatherings -
The Matrimandir GardensThe Park of Unity -
Technical InformationMatrimandir -
Brief History of ConceptionMatrimandir’s Story -
Matrimandir Construction PhotosFrom 1968 to 2008 -
Dawn Fire GatheringsReconnecting to the Aspiration of Auroville
The Matrimandir website features frequent updates to the progress of Matrimandir and rich photographs of the gardens and the Matrimandir itself.
Link: https://matrimandir.org/
Matrimandir Newsletter is a quarterly publication which updates on the continuing progress of the works inside and outside the Matrimandir, from the Inner Chamber to the Heliostat, to the Disks, to the Petals, to the Gardens, to the Lake.
Read here: https://auroville.org/page/matrimandir-newsletter
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