Auroville – TerraProject

Turists visiting Auroville and the Matrimandir, a space dedicated to the meditation, India 2019.

Auroville is an experimental township in the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (known as “the Mother”) and designed by architect Roger Anger. The entire area was a red earth desert. Thanks to soil regeneration techniques and water systems the land is now a forest. Auroville has 3.000 residents from 54 countries with two-thirds from India, France and Germany. The city is in constant experimentation regarding the ralation between people and nature, and is developing multiple projects regarding organic and regenerative agricolture, bio- constructions and productions of goods that are integrated with the environment.

“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 realize human unity.” — Mirra Alfassa

India, 2019. The solar kitchen, the central cookhouse of Auroville. It prepares more than 2000 meals per day with vapor.

India, 2019. The color of nature, a project for the production of natural dyes for fabrics. It has one of the largest tanks for indigo fermentation in East Asia.

India, 2019. A sculpture in the streets of Aurovile

India, 2019. The construction site for a new residential complex, mainly built with earth

India, 2019. Turists visiting Auroville

India, 2019. A Tree House in the youth center of Auroville

India, 2019. Some inhabitants of Auroville restore the old bus with which the first group of French arrived here in the 70s for other activities.

A private house in Auroville, India, 2019. Here all the houses are owned by the city even if they are built by private individuals.

India, 2019. Auro Orchard is the oldest and the second largest farm of Auroville, that grows most of the fruits and vegetables produced in the community, totally organic.