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