Shri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu India

This ashram is dedicated to Shri Aurobindo, the great revolutionary and spiritualist of the 19th century India and the Mother (Mirra Alfassa, a French woman who accepted Aurobindo as her spiritual mentor and guide and later became his most important disciple) and houses their mortal remains or "samadhis". It is a centre for the practice of internal yoga and has been instrumental in creating the spiritual feel in the city.