For the inauguration ceremony, the Amphitheater had to be dug out, the mound for the Urn built, and the temporary stands constructed. The Amphitheater was designed by Roger Anger’s team, and supervision of the construction work was assigned by The Mother to an Italian named Nata. Under the Banyan, the exhibition needed to be laid out in accordance with Paolo Tommasi’s design. Here are a few photos that document all that preparation work.
Amphitheater:
Digging the AmphitheaterDigging the Amphitheater with the Banyan in the backgroundEverybody helping out!The Amphitheater and the Urn mound take shapeThe road leading to the inauguration site. This stretch was part of/an extension of the road now known as the Certitude road (leading from the Certitude junction to Solar Kitchen). It now lies within the Peace Area surrounding the Matrimandir, and is part of the Matrimandir Gardens. This road used to lead to the Banyan tree and beyond, and was part of the network of tracks connecting the villages on and around the Auroville plateau.Road leading to Certitude, which was the main approach to the inauguration siteBuilding the mound for the UrnNata and others in front of the Urn moundFixing the Urn to the moundTemporary roof being built for the temporary stands
Banyan exhibition:
Roger Anger and Nata inspecting construction work for the exhibitionThe shallow pond being builtAshram School students and others painting kolams on the base of the shallow pondColumns for the exhibition in the foreground, the shallow pool in the middle-ground, and the Amphitheater in the background
The story that I have:The Urn was built by a young Itaian,named Vincenzo Miolini,who later established an engineering workshop in Aspiration along with Jean Peougot,named by Mother as Tojour Mieux-Always Better.
Is there any reference to this in archives.
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The story that I have:The Urn was built by a young Itaian,named Vincenzo Miolini,who later established an engineering workshop in Aspiration along with Jean Peougot,named by Mother as Tojour Mieux-Always Better.
Is there any reference to this in archives.
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