About Auroville
"Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realise human unity."
"Auroville belongs to nobody in particular. Auroville belongs to humanity as a whole."
"One must be a willing servitor of the Divine Consciousness."
"Auroville is a living laboratory experimenting this evolutionary thrust and, eventually be a platform for transformation."
Things to do
Auroville has so much more to offer than meets the eye at first glance; it is all about a different way of living and receiving the world. Depending on how much time you are planning to spend at Auroville, there are different possibilities.
Visitor's Centre
The Auroville Visitors Centre is a place where day visitors and guests can begin to discover and learn about Auroville, its ideals, history and present-day manifestation, housed in a complex of buildings that include exhibitions, information and guest reception, boutiques for Auroville products and handicrafts, a bookshop, cafes and a food court.
Bharat Nivas
Bharat Nivas is committed to playing a role of catalyst in the life of the Auroville community, as part of the International Zone of Auroville, where the local, bioregional, national and the international dimension of its work will find its space.
Savitri Bhavan
Savitri Bhavan is a centre of education based on the vision and teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Its purpose is to gather all kinds of materials and activities that will foster knowledge and understanding of the lives, work and vision of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and the aims and ideals of Auroville, and make them available to the interested general public.
Pavilion of Tibetan Culture
For 20 years, the Pavilion has been a major host of Auroville’s activities, such as lectures, workshops, art exhibitions, cultural events, Tibetan festivals, student exchanges, vocational training and Tibetan medicine consultations, as well as an annual Light Mandala on New Year’s Eve.
SVARAM Sound Garden
A Sound Garden invites the visitors into a specialized and dedicated environment by bringing together the need for recreation, easy learning and active participation through the creative component of exploratory and interactive musical play.
Solitude Farm
At Solitude Farm, Auroville, we have been celebrating the rich local cuisine, community, and culture, as a way to honour Mother Earth. By implementing permaculture techniques, practising natural farming, and using natural resources while preserving traditional knowledge, we have been demonstrating a road back to nature.
Botanical garden
The Botanical Garden (or Jardin Botanique) in Pondicherry was established to be an elegant French garden. It’s a quiet and calming retreat for you to relax and beat the scorching heat.
Time: 9.00PM to 6.00PM
Entry ticket price: Free for children who are below 130cm in height. For adults, it is 20 rupees per head and for foreigners who are above 5 years old, it is 50 rupees per head.
Sadhana Forest
Sadhana Forest started its ecological revival and sustainable living work on December 19th 2003 and it has been accepting participants from the first day of its establishment. Since then it has served as an educational experience for more than 5000 residential participants.
Quiet healing centre
Quiet Healing Center offers a wide range of natural treatments and a variety of aquatic bodywork like Watsu®, Woga® & OBA®, massage & health related courses and workshops; along with rooms for long or short term stay to guests and Auroville residents. Quiet is a place to relax, rejuvenate, recharge and heal; a place to discover deep contentment, inner peace and joy.
volunteer IN Auroville
Savi is a service for students and professionals who wish to participate in and contribute to Auroville. Savi maintains a database of volunteering opportunities, both informal and academic, to help find suitable placements for projects that require specific skills and lots of goodwill
Kalarigram
Kalarigram is presently situated on a campus that measures approximately four thousand square meters. This consists of a traditional Kalari training pit (kuzhi Kalari), an amphitheatre for performance, a Pooja Kalari, a Chikitsa centre, and a Natyashastra Kalari, for dance and theatre workshops.
Weekly Auroville News
News & Notes, formerly Auroville News, is the community’s internal weekly news-sheet. Its pages contain announcements, reports of meetings, home-spun philosophies and sermons, poems, advertisements and quotes from The Mother and Sri Aurobindo.
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