A place called ‘Peace’ in India Mar 29, 2019

A place called ‘Peace’ in India

Today we"re visiting Auroville, India, aka "The City of Dawn." In 1968, French-born guru and yogi Mirra Alfassa founded this spiritual community in southern India as a place where people of all races, religions, and nationalities could live together peacefully. Although conceived as a utopia for 50,000, only about 2,800 people from over 50 countries live here today. The golden metallic orb, the Matrimandir, is considered the soul of the city, standing in the center of the 2,000-acre township in an area called "Peace." Silence is maintained inside the sphere. A spiraling ramp leads up to a white-marble, air-conditioned inner chamber designed for one to find one"s consciousness. Reservations required—at least for tourists.

© Vikram Ramakrishnan/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Mar 29, 2018It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
Mar 29, 2020The borrowed days are here
Mar 29, 2021Rising up from the black sand like rock gods
Mar 29, 2022Northern coast of Colombia
Mar 29, 2023Manatee Appreciation Day
Mar 29, 2024South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Mar 29, 2026Peggys Point Lighthouse, Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia, Canada

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jul 25, 2023Laguna de Torrevieja, Spain
Jul 19, 2018Cosplay strongly encouraged
Jun 27, 2019The roots of invention
Feb 5, 2023Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
Oct 19, 2021These laurels are hardy
Aug 12, 2020King of the dinosaurs
Sep 5, 2019A lush, green escape
Jan 10, 2019‘You should see the one that got away!’
Jul 3, 2021Diving into the underwater nirvana
Feb 10, 2020This park is Superkilen
Feb 24, 2020Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
Dec 30, 2021Westerheversand Lighthouse
Apr 14, 2020A day for the dolphins
May 10, 2021An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
May 29, 2024World Otter Day
Feb 13, 2024Mardi Gras
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Jul 21, 2019A peek behind the royal curtain
Oct 10, 2022Indigenous Peoples Day
Apr 8, 2019Ready, set, read
Oct 24, 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California
Oct 14, 2018Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
Feb 14, 2018Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
Jun 25, 2020Hoisting a flag for seafarers
Feb 5, 2018Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
Jan 22, 2019Is this Minecraft headquarters?
Feb 20, 2025Ansel Adams birthday
May 27, 2022Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Mar 13, 2019A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun