Tag: Matrimandir
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Panoramic Views from and of the Matrimandir Construction Site
Just a few panoramas from and of the Matrimandir during construction.
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Matrimandir Construction Photos from the 1980s and early-1990s
After the post with photos of Matrimandir construction from the 1970s, here are a few interesting photos from the 1980s and early 1990s.
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Matrimandir Construction Photos From the 1970s
While working on the post showcasing one photo from every year of Matrimandir’s construction, we of course came across many more than one engaging photo from some of the years. So in this post we’re putting up some more interesting photos from the 1970s! Some of these photos have appeared in previous posts, but we’re…
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Matrimandir Construction Photos 1971-2008
This post will be an ongoing mini-project, in which we collect one photo from each year of the Matrimandir’s construction. The Matrimandir took 36 years to complete. Excavation of the pit began in 1971, construction began in 1972, and the structure was finally completed in 2008. We have not yet identified photos for each year,…
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Bharat Nivas Construction in the 1970s
A few photos by Indra Poddar of Bharat Nivas under construction from the 1970s. Some of these photos nicely capture the landscape around the campus at the time! Photos from 1972 Photos from sometime between 1972 and 1977 Photos from 1977
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The Amphitheater Remodelling in 1973
This week we’re continuing to showcase photos taken by Indra Poddar in the early years of Auroville. The Amphitheater in the Matrimandir gardens was originally designed for the inauguration ceremony of Auroville in February 1968, when earth from (almost) all the countries of the world and all the states of India was poured into the…
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Photos of Matrimandir Construction from 1972
The Archives has digital copies of quite a few photos taken by Indra Poddar in the early years of Auroville. Here are a few construction photos of the Matrimandir from May 1972. These images belong to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram collection. Taken on 24th May 1972 Taken on 30th May 1972
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1977 & 1978 Auroville Birthday Bonfire Photos
Auroville’s birthday (inauguration day) just went by on February 28th, and the Archives received a query asking when the first bonfire at the Amphitheater took place. We’re still finding out the answer, but we found a photo attributed to Feb 28 1976. However the photo is really dark, so instead of showing that photo here,…
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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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