Matrimandir, the very centre of Auroville at Pondicherry. The Matrimandir emerges as a large golden sphere which seems to be rising out of the earth. The name 'Matrimandir' means literally 'Temple of the Mother'. The spacious Inner Chamber in the upper hemisphere of the structure is completely white and in the centre a pure crystal-glass globe suffuses a ray of guided sunlight which falls on it through an opening of the sphere.
