The Matrimandir Gardens

Work on the Garden of the Unexpected, on the western edge of the Matrimandir gardens oval, has picked up speed again with a tree platform having been built. The intention of this garden, as expressed by Roger Anger, the architect of Matrimandir, is to offer a space where children can wander, marvel, explore the unexpected and begin to enter into the deeper atmosphere of the Matrimandir.

The Garden of Existence, the first of the 12 main Matrimandir gardens which was built 11 years ago, is receiving a major upgrade. The large granite stone that was the central focus of the garden has been removed. It will be replaced by 50 natural quartz crystals of different sizes: the largest is over one meter tall and weighs more than one ton. The work is still underway.

More than 100 design teams responded to the open international design call for the next four main gardens: Light, Life, Power and Wealth. In March 2021, the two leading teams of designers were invited to Auroville to go through a two week integration process, attempting to synthesize a final design from the best elements of their respective concepts. By June they will share their fully integrated designs.