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Auroville is an experimental international community located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa, also known as "The Mother," who was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo. The community was established with the goal of creating a city where people from all over the world could live in peace and harmony, regardless of their nationality, religion, or political beliefs. Auroville is also known as "The City of Dawn" and it is meant to be a place of research and experimentation in fields such as education, architecture, and sustainable living. The commun