Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

Name: Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Address: Pondicherry, India

#11 among attractions in Pondicherry

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The Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a spiritual community located in Pondicherry, in the Indian territory of Puducherry. The ashram grew out of a small community of disciples who had gathered around Sri Aurobindo after he retired from politics and settled in Pondicherry in 1910. On 24 November 1926, after a major spiritual realization, Sri Aurobindo withdrew from public view in order to continue his spiritual work. At this time he handed over the full responsibility for the inner and outer lives of the sadhaks and the ashram to his spiritual collaborator, "The Mother", earlier known as Mirra Alfassa. This date is therefore generally known as the founding-day of the ashram, though, as Sri Aurobindo himself wrote, it had "less been created than grown around him as its centre." ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 11°56'12"N, 79°50'4"E

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Sri Aurobindo Ashram – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: French War Memorial, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

~1820 ftS
Memorial
French War Memorial, Pondicherry
9 min walk • The French War Memorial in Puducherry, India is a war memorial dedicated to residents of French India who died for the country during the First World War. It is on Goubert Avenue in Puducherry, located opposite to the Gandhi statue.
~450 ftSW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Pondicherry
3 min walk • Manakula Vinayagar Temple is a Hindu temple in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Dedicated to the god Ganesa, it is a popular pilgrimage site and tourist destination in Puducherry.
0.4 miSW
Church, Historical place, Baroque architecture
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
10 min walk • Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of Puducherry. The church is also known as Samba Kovil, which is a phonetic corruption of "Saint Paul's Kovil" where "Kovil" means church.
0.9 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pondicherry
23 min walk • Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, situated on the south boulevard of Pondicherry in Puducherry, India, is an oriental specimen of Gothic Revival architecture.
0.5 miS
Church, Building
Our Lady of Angels Church, Pondicherry
12 min walk • Our Lady of Angels Church is the fourth oldest church in Puducherry, a Union territory in South India. The original structure was built in Greco Roman architecture by Napoleon III in 1855, with the architect being Louis Guerre. It is the only church in Pondicherry city that offers mass in three languages namely French, Tamil and English.
~980 ftS
Library
Romain Rolland Library, Pondicherry
5 min walk • The Romain Rolland Library, founded in 1827 as the Bibliothèque Publique, is one of the oldest Libraries of India located in the union territory of Puducherry.
~1460 ftS
Lighthouse
Pondicherry lighthouse, Pondicherry
8 min walk • A lighthouse was constructed in Pondicherry in the nineteenth century by the French rulers. A new lighthouse was constructed in 20th century by the government of India. The old lighthouse had first beamed light on 1 September 1836. The new lighthouse started functioning in 1979.
0.4 miS
Beach
Promenade Beach, Pondicherry
11 min walk • Rock Beach is the popular stretch of beachfront in the city of Puducherry, India, along the Bay of Bengal. It is a 1.2-kilometre-long stretch in Pondicherry, starts from War Memorial and end at Dupleix Park on the Goubert Avenue.
0.5 miNW
Temple
Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Pondicherry
14 min walk • Varadaraja Perumal temple in the South Indian union territory of Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located heritage town region of the city. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is a storehouse of Chola architecture.
~640 ftE
Universities and schools
French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry
4 min walk • The French Institute of Pondicherry UMIFRE 21 is a French research centre in Puducherry, India, under the joint supervision of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research. It is the largest of the 26 research centres under this dual umbrella.
~740 ftS
Architecture
Raj Niwas, Pondicherry
4 min walk • Raj Niwas is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. It is located in Puducherry's capital city of Pondicherry. The present lieutenant governor of Puducherry is Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. Once it was the official residence of the French Governors.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sri Aurobindo Ashram?

Nearby attractions include Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Pondicherry (3 min walk), French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry (4 min walk), Raj Niwas, Pondicherry (4 min walk), Romain Rolland Library, Pondicherry (5 min walk).

How to get to Sri Aurobindo Ashram by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sri Aurobindo Ashram:

Bus

Old Bus Stand (22 min walk)
SETC bus depot (26 min walk)

Train

Puducherry (24 min walk)