Auroville

Auroville is a forest in Vanur, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. Auroville is situated nearby to the neighborhood Aurobrindavan, as well as near AuroAnnam.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pondicherry Airport and Matrimandir.

Pondicherry Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Asdfindia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pondicherry Airport is a domestic airport serving the union territory of Puducherry, India. It is located at Lawspet, situated 8.1 km from the international community of Auroville.

The Matrimandir is an edifice of spiritual significance for practitioners of integral yoga in the centre of Auroville, India established by Mirra Alfassa of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville's spiritual co-founder, known to her followers as The Mother or La Mère.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auroville and Uzhavarkarai.

Auroville

Photo: Ashwin Kumar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auroville is a small town 6 km north of Pondicherry, in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu. This town was a vision of The Mother from Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry as it's an international town.

Uzhavarkarai

Town

Uzhavarkarai is a city, a municipality and a taluk in Puducherry district in the union territory of Puducherry. The enclaves of Kalapet and Alankuppam are parts of Uzhavarkarai municipality.