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Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sri Aurobindo on the Ashram

 

Ashram main building

LOCATION

Library House

PHOTOGRAPHS

Meditation House

 

Secretariat

 

Rosary House

 

Sri Aurobindo's rooms

 

► The Mother's rooms

 

Samadhi

 

Location

Library House

From 25 October 1922 till 7 February 1927 Mother lived at the Library House. Her room was on the first floor and looked northward.

 

Salon

From 7 February 1927 till 24 April 1932 Mother lived in the Meditation House. At 24 April 1932 Salon was opened and she used it as a room for her rest. Also she used a “Green Room” as boudoir. But these rooms were not her private abode and many people used to come in and go through freely enough.

No

Function | The Mother's Symbol Names

1-1

Bathroom | Integral Purity

1-2

Sri Aurobindo's room | Supreme Manifestation upon earth

1-3

Sitting room | Krishna's Ananda

2-1

Central Hall | Perfect Creation

2-2

Dressing room | Divine's Love

3-1

Staircase from the ground floor — upper flight | Spiritual Intensity

3-2

Meditation Hall upstairs | Purified Worship

3-3

Darshan room | Divine Consciousness

 

“The Mother's Room”

In 1953 on a roof of the Meditation House was built a room for the Mother — “The Mother's Room”. See reminiscences on building of this room.

“The Mother's Music Room”

In 1962 on a roof of the Meditation House to the east from the Mother's Room was built “The Mother's Music Room” with balcony to east. See reminiscences on building of this room.

From this time the Mother gave Darshanes only from balcony of this room.

Photographs

1. Room of the Mother in Library House

2. The Mother's Salon

3. The Mother's Room

4. The Mother's Music Room

1. Room of the Mother in Library House

Prosperity Block under construction

1932 — 1934

PHOTO ID: 00036

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.88,

Prosperity Block under construction

1932 — 1934

PHOTO ID: 00037

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.90,

Cold Storage Block under construction

1935

PHOTO ID: 00039

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.91.

1947 — 1948

PHOTO ID: 00055

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.122.

September 1955

PHOTO ID: 00056

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.123.

Balcony Block under construction

Circa September 1929

PHOTO ID: 00020

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, pp.70-71.

2. The Mother's Salon

Salon and terrace

1932 — 1952

PHOTO ID: 00079

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.150.

Mother's Room and Mother's Music Room

1965

PHOTO ID: 00062

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.130.

Panorama of the south side

1932 — 1942

PHOTO ID: 00034

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.86.

Courtyard

Circa 1932 — 1942

PHOTO ID: 00049

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.103.

Samadhi

Circa 1951

PHOTO ID: 00054

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.117.

Samadhi

2001

PHOTO ID: 00045

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.97.

3. The Mother's Room

The Mother in her room

4 January 1960

PHOTO ID: 00058

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.125,

Panorama of the north side

September 1955

PHOTO ID: 00056

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.123.

Panorama of the north side

September 1955

PHOTO ID: 00057

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.124.

Panorama of the north side

1958 — 1962

PHOTO ID: 00043

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.93.

View of Mother’s room from Golconde

2011

PHOTO ID: 15656

The Mother's Balcony Darshan

PHOTO ID: 00105

Meditation House

2001

PHOTO ID: 00016

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.45,

Mother's Room

1953 — 1958

PHOTO ID: 00059

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.127.

Mother's Room

After 1958

PHOTO ID: 00115

Mother's Room

After 1958

PHOTO ID: 00060

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.127.

Mother's Room

PHOTO ID: 00135

Mother's Rooms

After 1963

PHOTO ID: 00116

Mother's Rooms

After 1963

PHOTO ID: 00117

Mother's Room and Mother's Music Room

1965

PHOTO ID: 00062

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.130.

4. The Mother's Music room

The Mother in her Music Room

14 December 1965

PHOTO ID: 00063

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.131,

Meditation House

April 2004

PHOTO ID: 00071

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.139,

Meditation House

2005

PHOTO ID: 00011

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.23,

The Mother's Terrace Darshan

PHOTO ID: 00064

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.133,

Meditation House

2001

PHOTO ID: 00016

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.45,

Mother's Music Room

21 February 1963

PHOTO ID: 00061

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.129.

Mother's Music Room

After 1963

PHOTO ID: 00070

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.138.

The Mother's Terrace Darshan

21 February 1968

PHOTO ID: 00066

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.135,

The Mother's Terrace Darshan

PHOTO ID: 00110

East side

PHOTO ID: 00111

SOURCE: www.sriaurobindoashram.org

Mother's Rooms

After 1963

PHOTO ID: 00116

Mother's Rooms

After 1963

PHOTO ID: 00117

Mother's Room and Mother's Music Room

1965

PHOTO ID: 00062

SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.130.

East side

16 January 2006

PHOTO ID: 00114

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