The temple is on the way to Aurobindo Ashram, the spiritual hub of Pondicherry. It is named after its founder, Aurobindo Ghosh, who fled to French-controlled Pondicherry to escape the British. After arriving in Pondicherry, Ghosh turned from political to spiritual pursuits, and set up the religious retreat around 1910.It was further developed by Mira Alfassa, a disciple and graduate of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris who came to be known as the Mother. Alfassa also founded an international township called Auroville, eight kilometres north of Pondicherry. The commune-style township counts among its residents 300 French citizens who have contributed to keeping Pondicherry's French culture vibrant. NACHAMMAI RAMAN, Freelance Published: Saturday, March 17, 2007 montrealgazette
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