Paintings of Sacred Spaces

A collection of paintings, from the 1930s and 1940s, of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram building & its interiors in those days, made by various Ashram artists:
  Krishnalal Bhatt
  Jayantilal Parekh
  Chinmayee



#1 Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1939



#2 Main Gate of Sri Aurobindo Ashram - Library House behind



#3 The room where Sri Aurobindo sat writing His correspondence in the 1930s



#4 The Corridor - eastern end



#5 The Corridor - western end



#6 Another view of the Ashram courtyard



#7 Sri Aurobindo's chair in His room



#8 Stairway leading to the Library House and Pavitra's room



#9 Eastern side of the Ashram



#10 The staircase leading to the first floor



#11 Glazed almirah for documents



#12 The Mother's seat near the window



#13 The Service Tree



#14 The Library



#15 Library House



#16 A carved seat for Sri Aurobindo and the Mother



#17 Ashram courtyard as seen from the Mother's room



#18 The palm tree near the Meditation Hall



#19 Courtyard outside the Meditation Hall



#20 North-east corner of the Ashram main building with the Mother's balcony at right



#21 Evening meditation in and around the Meditation Hall



#22 South-west corner of the Ashram



#23 Pathway to the Mother's rooms



#24 Central courtyard seen from the south



#25 The mango tree outside the window



#26 Garden in the central courtyard



#27 The Mother's Green Room



#28 Window overlooking the garden



#29 Arched passage leading to the Prosperity courtyard



#30 Pavitra waiting for the Mother



#31 Steps leading to the rooms of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother



#32 Central courtyard from the west



#33 The Mother's seat in the Meditation Hall in the 1930s



#34 The Service Tree (2)



#35 A view of the Ashram courtyard



#36 The Mother's window



#37 The Rosary Gate of the Ashram



#38 The Mother's Salon with the chest-of-drawers



#39 The Mother's chair in the Meditation Hall



#40 Garden in the central courtyard in the 1930s



#41 Image of Lord Buddha near the window



#42 The Mother's Couch



#43 Window as seen from the courtyard