The most significant building in the Pondicherry Auroville municipality is the Matrimandir, which translates as “Temple of the Mother” in Sanskrit. In the heart of Auroville, within the expansive ‘Peace’ region, Matrimandir is affectionately called the ‘ soul of the city’ and is of great...
Nandi, meaning joy in Sanskrit, the bull statue is a Hindu idol measuring more than 6 metres long and almost 5 metres high; one of the largest in the world. The bull statue was originally grey in colour, but has blackened with continuous application of coal and oil to its surface by ...
Hindus call the sacred places to which they travel tirthas, and the action of going on a pilgrimage tirtha-yatra. The Sanskrit word tirtha means river ford, steps to a river, or place of pilgrimage. In Vedic times the word may have concerned only those sacred places associated with water,...