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MATRIMANDIR - TEMPLE OF THE MOTHER
LOCATION - AUROVILLE, TAMIL NADU
FOUNDER - THE MOTHER
ARCHITECT - ROGER ANGER
SRI AUROBINDO
THE MOTHER
MIRA ALFASSA
• MATRIMANDIR – THE SOUL OF THE CITY
• SITUATED AT THE CETRE OF AUROVILLE IN A LARGE OPEN AREA
CALLED ‘PEACE’
• CAN BE VIEWED AS A LARGE GOLDEN SPHERE EMERGING OUT OF
THE EARTH
• SYMBOLISES BIRTH OF NEW CONCIOUSNESS. IT IS THERE FOR
THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN TO CONCENTRATE.
• IT TOOK 37 YEARS TO BUILD FROM LAYING THE FOUNDATION
STONE TO ITS COMPLETION.
• IT IS IN THE FORM OF HUGE SPHERE SURROUNDED BY 12 PETALS
THE CYRSTAL GLOBE
• IT IS IN THE INNER CHAMBER
• OPTICALLY PERFECT CRYSTAL – WITH THE
NAME OF BOHR KRON 7 WAS USED.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
THE COLUMNS
• CONSISTS OF 4 COLUMNS
• EACH HAE BEEN SET ON THE FOUR MAIN
DIRECTIONS OF COMPASS
• THE FOUR NAMES OF THE COLUMNS ARE
MAHESHWARI(SOUTH PILLAR),
MAHAKALI(NORTH PILLAR),
MAHALAKSHMI(EAST PILLA),
MAHASARASWATI(WEST PILLAR).
THE GOLD DISCS
• DISC FRAME – STAINLESS STEEL
TUBES
• DISC MATERIAL – STAINLESNS
STEEL SHEET
• GOLD LEAF – 28GM GOLD PE 1000
LEAES
• TOTAL NUMBER OF DISCS - 1415
THE CARPET
• IT IS IN THE MEDITATION
CHAMBER AND WAS WOVEN
IN AGRA USING A BLEND OF
FINEST MERINO WOOL
IMPORTED FROM NEW
ZEALAND
THE HELIOSTAT AND LENS
• MOVES A MIRROR ACROSS THE SUN’S
PATH EVERYDAY
• THE MIRROR PROJECTS SUNLIGHT INTO
A LENS WHICH PROJECTS THE SINGLE
RAY DOWN ON THE CRYSTAL.
THANK YOU.

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Matrimandir - Temple of the Mother (LINK TO DOWNLOAD IN DESCRIPTION)

  • 1. MATRIMANDIR - TEMPLE OF THE MOTHER
  • 2. LOCATION - AUROVILLE, TAMIL NADU FOUNDER - THE MOTHER ARCHITECT - ROGER ANGER
  • 4. • MATRIMANDIR – THE SOUL OF THE CITY • SITUATED AT THE CETRE OF AUROVILLE IN A LARGE OPEN AREA CALLED ‘PEACE’ • CAN BE VIEWED AS A LARGE GOLDEN SPHERE EMERGING OUT OF THE EARTH • SYMBOLISES BIRTH OF NEW CONCIOUSNESS. IT IS THERE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN TO CONCENTRATE. • IT TOOK 37 YEARS TO BUILD FROM LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE TO ITS COMPLETION. • IT IS IN THE FORM OF HUGE SPHERE SURROUNDED BY 12 PETALS
  • 5.
  • 6. THE CYRSTAL GLOBE • IT IS IN THE INNER CHAMBER • OPTICALLY PERFECT CRYSTAL – WITH THE NAME OF BOHR KRON 7 WAS USED. TECHNICAL INFORMATION THE COLUMNS • CONSISTS OF 4 COLUMNS • EACH HAE BEEN SET ON THE FOUR MAIN DIRECTIONS OF COMPASS • THE FOUR NAMES OF THE COLUMNS ARE MAHESHWARI(SOUTH PILLAR), MAHAKALI(NORTH PILLAR), MAHALAKSHMI(EAST PILLA), MAHASARASWATI(WEST PILLAR).
  • 7. THE GOLD DISCS • DISC FRAME – STAINLESS STEEL TUBES • DISC MATERIAL – STAINLESNS STEEL SHEET • GOLD LEAF – 28GM GOLD PE 1000 LEAES • TOTAL NUMBER OF DISCS - 1415 THE CARPET • IT IS IN THE MEDITATION CHAMBER AND WAS WOVEN IN AGRA USING A BLEND OF FINEST MERINO WOOL IMPORTED FROM NEW ZEALAND
  • 8. THE HELIOSTAT AND LENS • MOVES A MIRROR ACROSS THE SUN’S PATH EVERYDAY • THE MIRROR PROJECTS SUNLIGHT INTO A LENS WHICH PROJECTS THE SINGLE RAY DOWN ON THE CRYSTAL.