Hundreds of devotees from all over the country thronged the Aurobindo Ashram here today and offered prayers on the 137th birth anniversary of ‘The Mother’.
They later sat in mass meditation before the samadhis (memorials) of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo, her spiritual mentor.
Aurobindo Ashram, founded in 1926, is an important spiritual centre in Puducherry, attracting a large number of people every day from within the country and abroad.
The Mother established the International township called Auroville (City of Dawn) on February 28, 1968 on the border village of Puducherry-Tamil Nadu.
She also started the Aurobindo International Centre of Education in 1950s with the children developing skills in learning and speaking several languages, including French.
While Sri Aurobindo passed away on Dec 5, 1950 the Mother breathed her last on November 17, 1973.