This is the reception in one of the Achariya colleges - the Achariya Arts & Science College, Villianur (Pondy). Now at the base is a pocket sort of filled with water and fresh flowers as its a welcome symbol to be found everywhere in Pondy. At the center of India is the symbol of the Mother. Now she is a very famous personality in Pondy. As legend says she was Mirra Alfassa who was born in Paris on 21 February, 1878.
At the age of thirty-six the Mother journeyed to Pondicherry, India, to meet Sri Aurobindo. She saw him on 29 March 1914 and at once recognized him as the one who for many years had inwardly been guiding her spiritual development. Staying for eleven months, she was obliged to return to France because of the First World War. She lived in France for about a year and then in Japan for almost four years. On 24 April 1920 she returned to Pondicherry to resume her collaboration with Sri Aurobindo, and remained here for the rest of her life.
At that time a small group of disciples had gathered around Sri Aurobindo. The increase of disciples led to the founding of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram on the 24th Nov, 1926. From the beginning Sri Aurobindo entrusted the Mother with full material and spiritual charge of the Ashram. After almost 50 years of work at every level, the Mother left her body on 17th Nov. 1973, at the age of ninety five.
Invariably every shop, house, firm, factory, school and college sport a photograph of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. They are considered to be the spiritual leaders and path showers to everyone residing in Pondy.
So that was the trivia on them. Will be posting more of that and many more in the future blogs. Keep tuned..
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