Going out of home, or the classroom, is fun and visiting places always tends to give us a new experience and learn new things. Some places are visited for its historical and cultural interests. And one such educational trip was planned by our college and we the students of Graphic Design had an opportunity to visit Auroville (on 9th March 2019).

At Auroville we visited Matrimandir (Temple of The Mother), a futuristic, spherical temple covered in gold discs, located at the centre of the township. Matrimandir is equipped with a solar power plant and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. When there is no sun or after the sunset, the sunray on the globe is replaced by a beam from a solar powered light. It takes about 10-12 minute walk from the Visitors' Centre to the Viewing Point. We observed the temple and did some pencil sketches of it and captured some photographs as a reference for our class work. It was a wonderful experience visiting Auroville, like the previous visit to Mahapalipuram and The Government Museum. Looking forward to more such visits.