Auroville
An experimental township founded in 1968 to belong to no nation, built around a gold sphere called the Matrimandir.
- Where
- Puducherry, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.0018, 79.8009
Get the Auroville stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Auroville. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Puducherry volume with your photos and a note.
Near Auroville
Ousteri Lake 8.0 km
One of the most important wetlands in south India.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram 8.1 km
The samadhi under the service tree.
Manakula Vinayagar Temple 8.2 km
The temple elephant, and the sixteen sided pillar.
French Quarter 8.2 km
Grid streets of yellow walled houses with bougainvillea, street names in two languages, and a Tamil quarter across the canal.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral 8.3 km
The white and brown church of 1791 on Mission Street, Puducherry's cathedral.
Aayi Mandapam 8.5 km
A white monument in Bharathi Park raised by Napoleon III to the woman who gave up her house for a water works.
Promenade Beach 8.5 km
One and a half kilometres of seafront closed to traffic every evening, along the old French town.
Basilica of the Sacred Heart 8.9 km
Gothic, in French Indian white and brown.
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Questions
Where is Auroville?
Auroville is in Puducherry. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ousteri Lake (8.0 km), Sri Aurobindo Ashram (8.1 km), Manakula Vinayagar Temple (8.2 km).
How do I get the Auroville stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Auroville and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Puducherry volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Auroville before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Puducherry volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.