Famous place in Puducherry to all over the world. Peaceful place to meditation. Both Aurobindo and Mother lived place in here. Till maintained as same as they lived and things they used also kept in safe in theirs room. But no permission for visitors to enter the room. One of the important place to visit in Puducherry. Most foreigners visit the ashram. More than 500persons visit the ashram per day.

People who likes to medidate, will surely like this place..

Good place to mediate. But due corona restrictions they didnt allowed to meditate fully sanitized and maintained social distancing.

Sri Aurobindo Ashram :Sri Aurobindo Ashram Pondicherry,Your Pondicherry trip is incomplete without a visit to Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Started by a group of disciples of Shri Aurobindo after he chose to retire in 1910, this ashram was handed over to the spiritual collaborator Mirra Alfassa, commonly referred to as the Mother. The ashram is one of the most spiritual and tranquil places to visit in Pondicherry and is frequented by tourists, spiritual aspirants and locals who wish to learn more about Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, who spent their lives here and also to practice or learn Integral Yoga, a form of yoga that aims to transform human life into the divine life.Timings: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM; 2:00 PM to 6:00 PMEntry Fee: None

The Sri Aurobindo Ashram, a spiritual community or ashram located in Pondicherry, is the outcome of a small community of disciples who had gathered around Sri Aurobindo after he retired from politics and settled in Pondicherry in 1910. Its built in pristine white, which represents peace.We visited this Ashram during our visit to Pondicherry. A very serene & calm place. You need to enter barefeet, see around the ashram. You can sit quietly on the floor & mediate there for 15..20 minutes. There is pin drop silence. Not a word is uttered as per the rule. Takes about 30 minutes for the entire process & then u exit. Nice place overall. I loved it.

Due to Covid restrictions. We can visit only the outer area. Can be viewed in 5 to 10 mins. Flower decorations are very good.Cell phones should be switched off. So no photos are allowed.Covid precautions temperature check sanitizers and social distancing are well maintained.

You visit - you Experience heaven. Quiet peaceful ambience lets you feel peaceful in front of Sri Aurobindos samadhi . Your soul gets filled with satisfaction and you feel as if getting closer to the almighty

Aravindhar aasharmam...Woow what a sensational place... i was blissful to see the place... the place is well maintained with beautiful garden..We an see...stand and meditate near the memorial place ... had a great feel.Now they have visiting hrs morning 2 hrs.. noon... and evening too

The Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a spiritual community (ashram) located in Pondicherry. Its nice place to mediate and relax yourself and is located near the rock beach.

The Ashram is located in the eastern part of Pondicherry. Inmates live and work in a number of buildings spread throughout the area. The focus of community life is the Ashram main building, usually called simply the Ashram, which consists of an interconnected block of houses, including those in which Sri Aurobindo and the Mother lived for most of their lives. At its centre, in a tree-shaded courtyard, lies the Samadhi, a white marble shrine where their bodies are laid to rest.

Need to take one full day off to read all the article and understand the place. Beautiful place

Great spiritual blissful devine..

Must visit. Place which can creat the higher possibilities in your life. You can surely feel the divine presence. If one is enough sensitive, he/she can experience the energy and vibrations.

Pondicherry will be incomplete without ......A spiritual centre loaded with the teachings of Auribindo is a must-visit if you love knowledge. Though it is partially closed closed, the organisers are facilitating all support to see Ashram and you are guided . Polite, humble and smiling volunteers are here to care for you, thanks to the grooming. Yes, they are faithful followers of Aurobindo and Mother.

This is one of the peaceful place in the pondicherry. Beautiful ashram.Well maintained place. Visiting hours 8AM to 12Noon & 2PM to 6PM

Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a lovely place to meditate. Since photography is prohibited inside less of pictures are available. They have lots of book in all languages. All non friction books are available. Place to meditate and relax. They also have spiritual books. Ancient history is well carved.

Its Great Pleasant Place to visit where our mind gets relaxed.Due to lockdown Meditation not allowed inside the premises

A must visit at Pondicherry. Peaceful and serene. Calm and soothing ambience inside. Visitors must switch off mobiles and not talk once inside.

I am really enjoying that place with my family members I will suggest u to please come and take all the priority

It is well maintained and very dedicated service by the inside staff. Kudos for their patience and simplicity.

A calm and serene atmosphere prevails as you enter the place. It is a silent zone and you are not allowed to talk, carry mobile phones or click pictures. The ashram was such a peaceful place that you feel like sitting there and meditate as long as you have time. Inside this place suited for meditation also. Much needed visit...felt blooming mind after visit this Ashram

Once visited and remembered for many times....This calls divinity from within..Regards..

Nothing much to see , if you are a tourist its not so much of a tourist place and u r not allowed to go inside the building, but its a nice and calm place .

A perfect place for meditation lovers in Puducherry. A place which is quiet, serene and host of peace lovers.Lots of people visit this place everyday and experience the tranquility. There are time slots for every visit. Taking photos or videos is not permitted inside.Visitors can not explore the entire ashram except a small portion.This place is near to the Rock beach.

The Sri Aurobindo Ashram, a spiritual community or ashram located in Pondicherry, is the outcome of a small community of disciples who had gathered around Sri Aurobindo after he retired from politics and settled in Pondicherry in 1910.

I like very much that the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, frequently visited to there by our family members. Before we enter the Ashram we got lunch coupons from Central Bureau about Rs 25 to 50 for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Mostly in the Ashram and Dining Hall, children are not allowing under 3 years. We love very much that Ashrams Samadhi place, Mother and Aurobindo rooms after the Darshan and Meditation, we move for lunch at Dinning Hall. Here we should come in time, otherwise they wont allow to enter. We have to follow the queue, get the plate, they have serve rice as much we require, then we get 2 bowls, one is mostly vegetables sambar and another one is curd, if we need sugur for curd they serve it, and additionally banana and bread slice also provide to us, Everywhere we go, that is Ashrams connected places, first up all we have to keep silence and discipline these both habits very much attracted us and also the Ashrams people well maintaining till now,...

Samadhi of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother are placed here. The most serene atmosphere one finds as you enter the premises. One has to feel feel it. Its beyond words to explain.

Its a very good place to walk around. The place is very clean and quiet. Houses here are very colourful and of old French architecture. Youll get a different type of ambience while walking through the streets.

Very peaceful and beautiful place in puduchery town, It is not that overcrowded. Please check the timing before visit this place, try to come afternoon so that you can spend your evening at beach which is just walk-in distance

The streets around this ashram is such a pure bliss. Very quite and peaceful. And it is a classy style of street designing. Dont miss. 👍

If you have nothing to do at all, you can come here . Due to covid most of the rooms have been locked so its pretty much one minute silence tour around the place. The garden has some unique variety of plants to gaze at. If youre coming here to find some meaning in life, theres really nothing much happening here .

Over action Staff. Someone has opened their private door already. I was walking that away...and staff screaming on me.

Great and a must place to visit. It is located in the white town area. The courtyard is the main place where people can have the Darshan and observe silence and sit for meditation. Children below 3 years are not allowed inside. People who love meditation, will definitely find this place very powerful. They have a store inside, where you can find lot of literature by Aurobindo and the Mother.Enough parking place is available around.

So calm and clean but only thing is we didnt spend more time because of covid period but very nice

10 mins is enough, feel the energy and nothing else

Peaceful place. Due to covid we couldnt explore much.

Such a peaceful atmosphere. Gateway to the divine.

Peaceful and quiet. Amazing experience. Pls do visit the art gallery near by. Must visit once when in pondicherry.You must switch off your cell phones before entering the ashram and are not allowed to click the photos.Just visit for the experience.

Due to covid they are not allowing kids and the place to vissit is Taking only less than a second.. Not much to see Or spend here

A place so good , so calm that you can sit here for hours. Decoration of Sri Aurobindo and the mothers samadhi is so beautiful, hundreds of flowers around in the ashram, extremely well maintained, calm place with very positive vibes.You will definitely want to spend some time here if you visit Puducherry.I highly recommend you all to give this place sometime of you visit Puducherry.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Photography is strictly not allowed inside. The serenity and beauty of the place completely engulfs you. You feel the aura. But didnt spend much time inside. I do not believe in human worship. We all have to find our own path, struggle through our own experience.

Nothing more exciting inside , but a peaceful and well organised place

Spiritual centre. Peaceful place.

While sitting inside Aurobindo Ashram, I thought of Bakers Immortality project. How a mortal man can have a place close to shrine, to make his memory live on. How others do it for him. This place is beautiful, serene, but oddly conflicting in many ways.I get that the people keeping and running this place want to keep the sacredness and privacy, but the real picture was oddly contrasting. Humbleness was almost absent in this place. Volunteers almost resembled to the shrine keepers at Siddhivinayak temple. Rushing people along. I simply dont get it. You want people to know who you are, who Arvind Ghosh was, what his philosophy is; but, you deny people from taking their own association, their memories with this place, may it be in any form - photo, a video, a commentary. How will people remember you if you deny them memories? How will the word pass on?Anyway... I am against selfie-maniacs too, but I would have loved to take a photo of their well kept, lndscaped garden and the unique architecture of the main building.The road where place is, is beautiful. Lined up with Gulchhadi trees and decorated with carpet of white, fragrant flowers. To be here, is a bliss. About the Ashram though, I have mixed feelings. I am sure half of the people visiting this place were there, just because this place is must visit place in Pondicherry, and not because of Aurobindo Societys ideology, which is a pity!No photos. No surprise there. 😊

Serene and peaceful in Puducherry. Do go there and meditate for a few minutes.

Calm place but mediation time only memeber are allowed

A nice meditation will surely freshen you up . This place is one such hard to find beauty . You cannot take photos from the inside or do anything with an electronic device . A book selling library is present with Aurobindos works and more . A lot of plants have been planted in the pots. Outside one may find a shoe collecting area . It really is a spirit refueling place . Recommended to people who believe in silence and serenity and peace .

You should visit it once. Once in a lifetime experience.

I visited this ashram 20 years ago and I love it.

If you are in town definitely visit this place. Pics n any recordings not allowed inside. Must maintain silence in side premises. Better not to bring kids/infants with you here. If you have any kids with u, try to take 1 by 1 turn to go inside. They close at 11 am and reopen again at 4 pm,plan ur visit accordingly.

Visiting Hours 8 am - 12 noon & 2 pm to 6 pm. We have to switch off cell phones inside as photography is strictly restricted. We can see Mothers Samadhi. Also there are lots of books in different languages (English, Tamil, Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish etc) where can buy them. Childrens below 3 years are not allowed inside. We should maintain silence inside Ashram. Also few places are restricted.

A very quiet and calm place.. The variety of flower pots are really amazing to see... visitors cannot go and see the whole ashram.. a small place

Most loveable and powerful and important place in the universe

This place is extremely peaceful and the ambience is great for praying. The flowers inside the compound are absolutely stunning. This place propagates the idealogy of Sir Aurobindo and Mother. A must visit place to get the eternal peace of mind....Our Cameras and mobile phones are not allowed so be careful. The parking is also congested. Footwear’s are also not allowed.

Sri Aurobindo was a great philosopher and freedom fighter .

Such a calm and divine place ❤️

Good Ambience! However, had to walk a bit to reach thereNothing much to see there as a tourist though, they did show a video initially on the history of Auroville, which gave a good picture.I guess theres much more to meet the eyes to this place but since our visit was short, we didnt get to see much

A very calm and spiritual peaceful place.. almost all buildings are of French era.. youve to get a visitor pass one day before the visit..electronic device use is prohibited inside the building.. there is a School and College/Libraries are located around the Ashram, which are running by Ashram.. you can explore the whole area and can get to know about the place in a better way if you can have a local person associated with Ashram.. Rock beach is at a 5 min distance from Ashram.. Auroville place is also worth visiting.. recommended to all

One of the most calm and quiet place in side pondicherry city

Good places in pondicherry. sillent places of st. Photography is strictly Not allowed inside.flower degrading super in aurobindo Ashramam neest beach pondicherry .I will spend more time here..emjed me& my friend.......

A very calm place....with No religious barriers

The historic Aurobindo Ashram is the bungalow where the famous Indian philosopher, yogi, and nationalist, Sri Aurobindo Ghosh had stayed from 1894 to 1906. It is a spacious bungalow with 23 rooms and houses a study room, a library, and a sales emporium. What draws most people to this place is its calm environment, which is ideal for meditation, introspection, and spiritual healing. You can also find here various relics of Sri Aurobindo and all the books that have been written by and about him.

Ashram where meditation n yoga is preached with service...a worth place to visit...

Its a place of peace and tranquility, a feel good factor of warmth of mothers presence in that place, an un known feeling of bliss.

The aura of this place is out of the world. Please only go if you can be silent for 15-20 mins, and not disturb the other people meditating. It is so beautiful. You cant miss the cacti arrangement. Definitely worth a visit. No photography is allowed inside.

Calm & quiet place, hardly take 15min to complete, nearby there is a temple with live big elephant must visit both the places.

Due to Pendamic they didnt let us do meditation couldnt explore more !!

Calm and clean place to do our meditation. Wonderful ambience. We could spend our time here that makes us to feel light. We also will have a mind blowing flowers fragrance inside the Ashram. They also use to sell books and some items related to Aurobindo. Spending 1 hour here will really give a relief.

Much needed visit...felt after visiting. An abode of nature, calmness and peace. Teach you humbleness and humility. Visit to Matrimandir awaken the inner spirituality. Children who are getting education at Auroville are very fortunate.

You will love the calming environment

Awesome Place. Different World. Natural .

Divine place. A must visit for all.

A beautiful ashram in the lap of nature on the ideology of community living,founded by Sri Aurobindo and mother Spreads over acres of land with old trees which are very very old.One can feel the serenity and high energies of the aura which surrounds the place.

Divine and calm place, great meditation hall.Loved the flowers which shows true love of Shree Maa towards nature.

The Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a spiritual community (ashram) 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 (spiritual aspirants) 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.”[Once confined to a few buildings in one corner of Pondicherry, the Ashram’s growth has caused it to expand physically in all directions. Today Ashramites live and work in more than 400 buildings spread throughout the town. The central focus of the community is one group of houses including those in which Sri Aurobindo and the Mother dwelt for most of their lives in Pondicherry. This interconnected block of houses — called “the Ashram main-building”, or more usually just “the Ashram” — surrounds a tree-shaded courtyard, at the centre of which lies the flower-covered “Samadhi”. This white marble shrine holds, in two separate chambers, the physical remains of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.Today, Pondicherry has become an important destination for spiritual seekers as well as tourists. Thousands of visitors from all over the world come to the ashram.The visiting hours for the visitors are from 8 am to 12 noon and then again from 2 pm to 6 pm.

Meditation vibes are at different levelMust sit for some time n experience it

Nice place to do Dhyan & Meditation .

The ashram was a such a peaceful place that you feel like sitting there and meditate as long as you have time. But kids are not allowed so I had to wait outside with my little one while my husband take his round. When I get my chance I went and saw the beautiful place. The samadhi was a place where many people sat and meditating.

Awesome. Silent and peaceful place.

I mean ABSOLUTELY no disrespect to Sri Aurobindo or Mother. But Very disappointed with the staff and the patrons. My early memories of this “once” beautiful place was tarnished by my recent experience. Patrons believing in peace and prayers don’t disrespect others. Attitude of the staff... absolutely atrocious! Please do yourself a favour and do not visit the Ashram if you’d like to be treated with dignity.

Most peaceful place in Pondicherry. You can feel Devine touch at this place.

To be visited

Pin Drop silent place. For meditation and Prayer.

Not what I expected with everything closed. Felt like I was visiting a house where someone passed away.

Nice place for meditation. Near sea beach and Ganesh mandir. Entering time mobile phone must be switched off. Mind refreshing place. Beautiful types of flowers are here. Good maintenance. You can visit for once if u visit puducherry. Shoe rack is outside the place.

This is a peaceful place to sit and meditate in silence and pray to calm your mind and soul.

The Sri Aurobindo Ashram is a well known and wealthy ashram in India, with devotees from India and all over the world flocking to it for spiritual salvation...its spiritual tenets represent a synthesis of yoga and modern science...the Ashram was founded in 1926 by Sri Aurobindo Ghose, an Indian freedom fighter, poet, philosopher, and yogi...Mirra Alfassa (also known as ‘The Mother’) was one of Aurobindos followers, who was born in Paris and was so inspired by his philosophy that she stayed on in Pondicherry...after 24 November 1926, when Sri Aurobindo retired into seclusion, she founded his ashram...with Sri Aurobindos full approval she became the leader of the community, a position she held until her death...the Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust,which she had registered after Sri Aurobindos death in 1950 continues to look after the institution...It is open to the public daily between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Children below 3 years of age are not allowed into the ashram and photography is allowed only with permission of the ashram authorities...some of the ashram’s facilities like the Library and the Main Building (during collective meditation) can be accessed, only after obtaining a gate pass from the Bureau Central or some of the Ashram Guest Houses.It is located on Rue De La Marine...Once you go inside the premises, there is feel of peace and serenity...you would be pulled to be in that place for a longer time because of the peaceful atmosphere inside the Ashram...One more thing once inside the ashram you need to maintain silence...you cannot talk/shout...

Nice and very quite place , you have to leave your footwear outside and cellphones are made to be turned off on entry ,there will be a holy samadhi of matha and aurobindo where you can offer flowers , pray and meditate. There is a book store inside the ashram where you can buy lots of books about yoga , life and other spiritual things In various languages like Tamil , Kannada ,Telugu ,Malayalam , Oriya , Bengali , Gujarati , Marathi , Hindi, English , Spanish , French , Arabian.

If you are not a devotee or follower, then there is nothing for you to see.

I dont think its appropriate to actually give any feedback for such a place. Its quite and calm place. You have to leave your footwear outside and switch off your phone before entering. Its short tour. Its not a big property. What to expect ? Well the care takers want you to keep moving. They would encourage you to buy books on the life of Saint Autobindo and mother. They would also suggest to visit the different building of Ashram which are just near by. Also just as you enter you would see the grave of Saint and mother on your right. Its covered with arrangements of flower and people might be sitting near, praying. I would suggest just keep moving and it will not take more than 10 min.

Silent and amazing place for meditation.

Quite place suitable for contemplation. You will love this place if you are on a spiritual search. Sri Aurobindo is buried here. The White Town and the Rock Beach are right here. Dedicate 3 or 4 evening hours for this combo.

Calm and full of positive vibes.

Can realise Very peaceful,calm, happy with mothers blessings

One of the best Ashram in Pondicherry. Maintaining Silence and enjoying the plantations inside the ashram is No words to explain.

Anand Adyar Bhawan is the best restaurant in the white area, one must visit and taste the delicacies & sweets of this great outlet .

Going here is wasting of time. The only thing is it has beautiful garden. Different flowers

Peaceful place. They would make sure you switch off your mobile in front of them before entering into Ashram, You can sit there to meditate (not so near to samadhi) as long as you want to(not during lunch hours though as it closes that time) Ashram has a book store too where in you would get Sri Aurobindo and Mothers Books in Hindi, English, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi.

Felt very peaceful and divine. Definitely must visit place in pondy. Many movies has this spot covered as part of the shooting spots from outer side of the ashram.

You can gain your piece of mind!!