That's the utopian vision for Auroville, a township in India that's dubbed "the City ... Auroville centers around the Matrimandir, a two-story spherical chamber made from gold plates.

Kapur’s focus, though, is on the creation of one such place — Auroville, in south India — in 1968 ... But it is the construction of the Matrimandir (Mother’s Temple) as the nucleus ...

The government of India also employs a permanent “secretary ... Inscribed on a lotus urn next to the Matrimandir, Auroville’s Charter states the original vision, the original dream: Auroville ...

Backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new leadership of Auroville, an experimental ... spiraling concentric circles around the Matrimandir — a circular golden meditation chamber ...

But the Mother was already initiating large projects. After Matrimandir, she started plans for Bharat Nivas (Pavilion of India) in Auroville’s International Zone: The city of Universal Culture ...

This secret location houses the HQ of Auroville's resistance in southern ... up of concentric circles around a spiritual center, the Matrimandir, "the temple of the Mother." It took 40 years ...

Mr. Tomassi came to India and played a crucial role in helping French architect Roger Anger design the Matrimandir and the 12 gardens surrounding Matrimandir. In a Facebook post, Auroville said ...

5. The best time to visit Auroville is November - March. Places that can be seen in Auroville are Matrimandir, Auro beach and Botanical gardens.

PUDUCHERRY: A delegation from the All India Forum of Real ... The delegation toured the Matrimandir and took part in a ...

Kapur’s focus, though, is on the creation of one such place — Auroville, in south India — in 1968 ... But it is the construction of the Matrimandir (Mother’s Temple) as the nucleus ...