Matrimandir Gardens

On the Matrimandir Peace area - 2003

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When the lake will be dug, all the soil will be collected on one side in order to make it look like a mountain where there will be firtrees. You see, in the future there will be snow… …In the residential area the ground must not be leveled but kept as it is with hillocks, and there will be trees, grass, flowers, small ponds, rockeries - all the natural beauties - nothing will be artificial. In the cultural pavilion there will be art galleries, studios, exhibition halls, an auditorium and so on. The artists will have their houses around. You will paint the walls of the auditorium… …And you will be the guardian of the Mother's Shrine. Your tiny house in the shape of a lotus bud will be on the island very close to my house… (Mother puts the sketches away) . Look! All these letters of yours have started the Mother's Shrine. I will explain to you more when I have spoken to the architect who will be coming in September…" This is the second transcript of this conversation dated 25.6.65 entered by Huta in her publication "The Spirit of Auroville", 2002. Huta writes: "On Friday June 25th in the morning after our work on Savitri, the Mother opened Her diary in which She kept my letters. There were also some blank sheets of paper. She drew several sketches in front of me…" "This drawing is divided into four petals with small semi circles between their divisions. They are meant for civil Services like Post Offices, Banks, Telecom, Telegraph and so on. The four petals represent four powers of the Supreme Mother. They are Mahakali, Maheshwari, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. Mahakali : Industrial area. Small industries will be in this place. The big ones will be on the seaside. And further towards Madras the land will be extended covering some 50 miles or so. Also, the land of Auroville will be extended towards Lake Estate southward. Big industries will be far away from the inner parts, which must be in total silence and peace. They must not be affected by smoke and noise from heavy machinery.