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The Matrimandir is a place for silent individual concentration. Those seeking to concentrate in the Matrimandir are requested to inquire at the Information Desk of the Visitors Centre after visiting the Viewing Point. Prior booking of at least a day or two in advance is required to access the Matrimandir.
The Matrimandir (Sanskrit for Temple of the Mother or Temple de la Mère) is an edifice of spiritual significance for practitioners of integral yoga, in the centre of Auroville established by the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
At the very centre of Auroville one finds the 'soul of the city', the Matrimandir, situated in a large open area called 'Peace', from where the township radiates outwards. The atmosphere is quiet and charged, and the area beautiful, even though work continues in the Gardens.
Besides the building the gardens (still in progress but quite advanced) contain the real geographical centre of Auroville, a magnificent centennial Banyan tree, a monument on its own. If visiting Auroville do not miss the Matrimandir, no matter what you believe in or not, the space will speak to you
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.
At the very centre of Auroville stands the Matrimandir, a magnificent golden sphere whose elegant architectural form symbolises the birth of a new consciousness.
At the very centre of Auroville stands the Matrimandir, a magnificent golden sphere whose elegant architectural form symbolises the birth of a new consciousness.
The Matrimandir wants to be the symbol of the Universal Mother, according to Sri Aurobindo’s teaching. The Matrimandir is not a temple for the Mother of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, as some people think, but a place dedicated to the Universal Mother, a concept well known in Hindu culture.
(Huta:) “I said, “All the gods, even the Supreme Lord will come to the Mother's Shrine in Auroville...” The Mother held up my chin and looked straight into my eyes and smiled sweetly, nodding her head...”
To some, the large, golden, almost spherical Matrimandir (Auroville's focal point), set amid red (cement) lotus petals and surrounded by pristine green parkland, evokes divine consciousness. To others, it looks like a giant golf ball or an alien spaceship.
