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Auroville is an international township, near Pondicherry in South India, whose sole purpose is to realize human unity in diversity. As of the latest official census of November 10, 2005, it is a community of 1,780 people (1,367 adults and 413 minors), 736 of whom are of Indian origin. The Auroville settlement has members from around 35 countries in the world. Mirra Alfassa, known as The Mother, had organized the followers of Aurobindo into the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, and originated the idea of the universal townshi ...

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Contrary to a view sometimes voiced, Auroville is not a sect or a cult. It is a project recognised by the government of India and the UN. Auroville is commited to a life free of violence, and for world peace and understanding of the nations and the unity of humankind. Auroville also emphasises living in harmony with nature and the environment, which means that the self-constructed houses are either made out of recycled material, or natural materials such as mud, or made out of materials that are least burdening to nature. Every member of Aur ...

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