Over the course of the season, we harvested and distributed approximately 12 tonnes of mangoes
Grateful for Abundance of Mangoes
July 2026· Anshul Aggarwal
This year, the mango orchard offered us one of its most abundant harvests in recent memory. Over the course of the season, we harvested and distributed approximately 12 tonnes of mangoes.
The orchard contains more than 15 known varieties, each arriving at a slightly different time and with its own particular shape, colour, aroma, flavour and texture. Among them are Banganapalli, Sindhoora, Neelam, ImamPasand, Totapuri, Rajapuri, Malgova, Dilpasand, Kalapadi, Redigola, Kader along with several old and distinctive trees whose varieties are still being identified.
A likely part of this year’s abundance could be just the right sequence of the weather. Good rains before the flowering period followed by a relatively drier period allowed appropriate moisture at the right time for flower and fruit setting. However, it seems that several conditions would have come together, and the orchard responded with extraordinary generosity.
Of the total harvest, 11.6 tonnes, nearly 97%, were distributed within Auroville! Together with the fruit supplied to the Ashram, practically the entire harvest remained within Auroville and its neighbouring community.
This season also renewed our appreciation of the diversity already present at AuroOrchard and strengthened our intention to document, conserve and care for these trees for the years ahead. We want to thank the entire community for helping in distributing these mangoes, for using as much as they could, for their understanding feedback when the mangoes were not good, and for enjoying this abundance with us.
