Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Rosary House

Location: South-east part of the Ashram. The main gate of the Rosary House opens on Rue de la Marine and faces the north gate of the Ashram School.

Name: The house was named after the roses that were grown on its terraces in the early days. It is also known as the “Cartonnerie” from the cardboard boxes that were being made there by Harikant Patel in the mid thirties.

	Panorama of the south side 1922 — 1929 PHOTO ID: 00004 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.13.
	Library House 1922 — 1929 PHOTO ID: 00012 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.36.
	Mother has walked across the scaffolding of the New Secretariat under construction Circa June 1931 PHOTO ID: 00027 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.82.
	Panorama of south side 1949 PHOTO ID: 00001 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.3.
	PHOTO ID: 00123 SOURCE: www.sriaurobindoashram.org
	16 January 2006 PHOTO ID: 00122
	Library House 12 January 2006 PHOTO ID: 00100
	Mother with Pavitra on terrace of Old Secretariat 1926 — 1929 PHOTO ID: 00014 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.40.
	Mother coming down from the roof of the Meditation House 1926 — 1929 PHOTO ID: 00006 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.17.
	2006 PHOTO ID: 00007 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.15.
	1922 — 1929 PHOTO ID: 00013 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.38.
	1922 — 1929 PHOTO ID: 00005 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.14.
	1932 — 1942 PHOTO ID: 00034 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.86.
	Library House, south facade 1975 PHOTO ID: 00003 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.11.
	16 January 2006 PHOTO ID: 00124
	16 January 2006 PHOTO ID: 00120
	16 January 2006 PHOTO ID: 00121
	16 January 2006 PHOTO ID: 00119

2. East facade, courtyard

	16 January 2006 PHOTO ID: 00118
	16 January 2006 PHOTO ID: 00114
	PHOTO ID: 00111 SOURCE: www.sriaurobindoashram.org
	Meditation House 1931 PHOTO ID: 00028 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.83,
	PHOTO ID: 00112 SOURCE: www.sriaurobindoashram.org
	Old Secretariat Demolished 1931 PHOTO ID: 00024 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.79,
	Courtyard 1943 — 1947 PHOTO ID: 00082 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.153.
	Courtyard 1943 — 1947 PHOTO ID: 00080 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.151.
	Courtyard Circa 1932 — 1942 PHOTO ID: 00049 SOURCE: ‘Sri Aurobindo Ashram: The Story of the Main Building’.- 1st ed.- Pondicherry.- 2008, p.103.

Reçu de Monsieur Barindra Kumar Chose la somme de trente roupies loyer de ma maison située rue de la Marine No. 7.

Received from Mr. Barindra Kumar Ghose the sum of thirty rupees towards the rent of my house located at No 7, Marine Street.

Sri Aurobindo on the Ashram
Ashram main building	IN BRIEF
Library House	PHOTOGRAPHS
Meditation House	DESCRIPTION
Secretariat	HISTORY
► Rosary House
Sri Aurobindo's rooms
The Mother's rooms
Samadhi

	Schema of elevation of the south side. 1922 — 1961
	Schema of elevation of the east side. 1922 — 2003