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.
Greetings from Auroville, the City of Dawn
Auroville was inaugurated on February 28th, 1968, in the presence of 5000 people
Youth representing 124 Nations participated in the inauguration of Auroville
To build an ideal society, an ideal city
"Coming to Auroville...means coming to a gigantic effort for progress"
The landscape is now a lush green forest...
At present, Auroville is a growing community of over 3000 people from 58 nations...
Visitors Centre and Matrimandir re-open
The Auroville Visitors Centre is reopening to the public on Friday July 9.
It will be possible for day visitors to visit the Matrimandir Viewing Point to see the Matrimandir from outside.
Kindly book your arrival time slot on visit.auroville.org since entries per hour will be limited to avoid overcrowding.
Please note that booking for concentration in the Matrimandir Inner Chamber remains discontinued until further notice - access is available to the Matrimandir Viewing Point only.
All necessary precautions are to be taken following the applicable SOPs and visitors are requested to observe social distancing, hand sanitization, and wearing of face masks.
