Photo Collection
The Mother — 32
1949-1970
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Balcony Darshan
The Mother’s final arrival in Pondicherry (24 April 1920)
Terrace Darshan
Meditation house. Blessings
Tennis Ground. The Mother getting out of Her car and playing tennis
Tennis Ground. Varia
Sports Ground
Playground. Salute, guard of honour, parades etc
Miscellaneous
Playground. Physical Education Activities, orchestra
Playground. Sports prizes
18 October 1949 - 18 October 1960
Playground. Pranab’s birthday
Pranab’s birthday (18 October 1923)
Playground. Prasad
Playground. Christmas Day
Christmas Festival, observed here as the rebirth of Light. When there were only about a dozen children in the Ashram, an English sadhika would invite them to her residence, entertain them and give them toys etc. In those days the Mother used to appear on the roof-terrace of the Ashram between 11 and 12 in the morning. The excited children, merrily singing and dancing, would go for her darshan with their red, blue or green paper-caps on. As their number increased the festival began to be observed at the Playground in the traditional way with a Christmas tree decorated by the children themselves. The Mother used to distribute cakes and toys in plastic bags to young and old alike. For some years from 1953 a few bags had in them diaries with the words of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on each page. In 1958 the Mother shifted this function on to the sadhika who had initiated the festival. Since 1959 this celebration has been taking place at the Theatre Hall to accommodate a huge gathering. On December 24, 1961 the Mother graced the occasion with her Presence but left before distribution.
Playground. Christmas Day
Playground. Important visitors: Uchharangrai Navalshankar Dhebar
Playground, a stage. Dance performance
Centre of Education
Dining Room Terrace
Mehra House
Rijuta’s house
Satprem’s house
Ashram Island
Miscellaneous
