Tag: auroville archives
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Cultural Pavilions Brochure
This brochure from 1974 is quite different from the ones published before it, in that it focuses on a specific aspect of the future township. The city area of Auroville is divided into four zones: Residential, Cultural, Industrial and International, apart from the Peace Area at its heart. In the International Zone are to be
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“Connaissance d’Auroville” Brochure
This brochure in French, titled “Connaissance d’Auroville” (literally “Awareness of Auroville”), was published in 1970 in France, to promote Auroville there. Though it contains information that is similar to the brochures that were being published in Pondicherry at the time, this one was published in somewhat higher quality, and the layout and design are quite
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An Early Brochure with The Mother’s Signature
This week we return to our look at early Auroville brochures. This brochure is from 1970, and is about both the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville. The interesting thing about it is that the cover has The Mother’s signature and blessings.
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Galaxy Plan at the Inauguration Ceremony
The Galaxy Plan for Auroville was ready just a few weeks before the 28th February 1968 inauguration ceremony. The iconic model of the Galaxy was shown to and approved by The Mother. At the inauguration, the Galaxy model and some photos of it were displayed to showcase the design of the city that was to
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The Exhibition Under The Banyan Tree
The event at the Amphitheater included the pouring of soil from many countries of the world as well as from Indian states, and the reading out of the Auroville Charter in various languages. After this, the other important part of Auroville’s inauguration ceremony was the exhibition installed under the Banyan Tree. We have seen Paolo
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Crowds and Panoramas at the Inauguration Ceremony
Panoramic shots and photos of crowds from the inauguration ceremony. Panoramas: Crowds at the Amphitheater: Crowds at the Banyan tree:
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Transportation to the Inauguration Ceremony
Simply photos of transportation to the inauguration ceremony!
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Constructing the Inauguration
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
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Plans and Sketches for the Inauguration
Planning for the inauguration included construction of the Amphitheater which would house and surround the Urn, as well as designing the exhibition at the Banyan tree. Roger Anger’s team drew maps to show the route from Pondicherry to the site of the inauguration, and the layout and positioning of activities and locations at the site.
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Invitations to the Inauguration
Before Auroville’s inauguration ceremony on 28th February 1968, invitation cards were sent out. A couple of days before the event, it seems that the Auroville Post Office was also inaugurated. On the day of the opening of the post office, 26th February 1968, the first of the two postcards below (affixed with a stamp portraying
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