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GARDEN OF THE UNEXPECTED, AUROVILLE, TAMIL NADU
Auroville is a universal city in the making in
South India dedicated to the ideal of human
unity based on the vision of Sri Aurobindo and
The Mother.Matrimandir (Temple of the
Mother), the soul of the city, sited at its
centre, is a large golden spherical structure,
emerging out of the earth and symbolizing the
birth of a new consciousness.

The Matrimandir gardens are meant to be a
place where one can discover and explore the
states of consciousness through a beautiful
landscape that surrounds the Matrimandir.
Matrimandir was completed in 2008. Since
then work on the gardens started in earnest.
The Garden of the Unexpected is situated within
the Oval ring that surrounds the Matrimandir
Area. A lake of approximately 90000 cu liter is
expected to surround the oval path.