Imai

The following images are courtesy of Lord Meher ; Bhau Kalchuri - pages 1379, 1441, 1443, 1444, 1452 and 1461.

Meher Baba was taken by his English followers to the Imai Studio at 83 Ebury Street London W1 on the 30th September 1931 where he was photographed. 6 portraits were taken.

On Wednesday, September 30th, Meher Baba went to the studio of a Japanese photographer named Imai to have his picture taken. The six portraits turned out superbly and candidly revealed the Master's various moods for certain ones to meditate on.

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83 EBURY STREET LONDON W1

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July 18, 1956 : London

The same evening at 8 P.M., another reception for the public was held at the Rubens Hotel, and almost one hundred seventy-five people attended. Among the crowd included Kathleen Pritchard, Mollie and Douglas Eve, Stephanie Haggard, the Lawtons, Mr. and Mrs. Imai (the Japanese photographer who had taken Baba's portraits in 1931), and several friends of Irene Conybeare. Each person was allowed half a minute to meet Baba and receive prasad. Tom Hopkinson brought each person to Baba. Will and Delia were seated on either side of him. Baba looked resplendent seated on a purple satin-covered settee with velvet cushions, purple hangings in the background and a huge canopy of flowers on either side arranged by Dorothy Hopkinson. Baba looked absolutely regal and glowing the whole evening. Refreshments of tea, cakes and sandwiches were served and again entertainment was performed.

The American artist Charles Mills painted from one of the portraits

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The American artist Gregg Rosen also painted from these photographs

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