MEHER BABA'S  INTERNMENT

 

Friday noon, 31st January, 1969

 

 

1954 : Meher Baba inside his samadhi / tomb at Upper Meherabad, MS., India. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
1954 : Meher Baba inside his samadhi / tomb at Upper Meherabad, MS., India. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

 

https://www.avatarmeher.org/the-eternal-beloved-is-interred-on-7-feb-1969/

 

https://www.mehermount.org/story-blog/eternal-shepherd-meher-baba

Last known photo of Meher Baba prior to his passing, during Amrit and Dara Irani's wedding celebrations at Meherazad, India. Image has been colourized.
Last known photo of Meher Baba prior to his passing, during Amrit and Dara Irani's wedding celebrations at Meherazad, India. Image has been colourized.
Avatar Meher Baba dropped his physical body today friday 31st January at noon, 1969
Avatar Meher Baba dropped his physical body today friday 31st January at noon, 1969

Meher Baba's Samadhi / Tomb - Upper Meherabad, India

 

1960s : Meher Baba's Samadhi / Tomb. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
1960s : Meher Baba's Samadhi / Tomb. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

22-3 December 1968. The last photo of Meher Baba prior to his passing at Dara & Amrit Irani's wedding celebrations at Meherazad, India.

Eruch Jessawala near microphone, Bhau Kalchuri behind him & Arnavaz Dadachanji on the rear right.

Photographer: Rayomand Dadachanji

 

31st January, 1969

 

Meher Baba being carried by some of his close ones.
Meher Baba being carried by some of his close ones.
Blocks of ice surround Baba's body for the 7 days darshan.
Blocks of ice surround Baba's body for the 7 days darshan.

On January 31st 1969, Avatar Meher Baba dropped His body at Meherazad, and His body was brought to Upper Meherabad to be buried. As the coffin and tomb were being prepared, Baba’s body was kept inside His cabin on the stretcher that is still there. His body was then placed on the lid of the coffin and lowered into the crypt. It was kept surrounded by flowers, and according to hints given by Him, His body was uninterred for seven days so that His lovers from around the world might have one last chance to see His physical form. There was no sign of decomposition when the box of the coffin was placed over His body and buried on February 7th. The Italian Carrerra marble slab over Baba’s tomb was installed by Padri in late 1971.The exterior colors of the Samadhi were chosen by Mehera and Mani in the late 1980s, and a complete restoration of the original building was done in 1990. In 1991, in lieu of a stained glass work by Charlie Morton for the north window, Mani decided that his painting should be installed there instead. Today the Samadhi is the most sacred place at Meherabad and the heart of the legacy that the Trust care-takes for humanity.
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February 7, 1969. Aloba, Kutumba Sastri, Irwin Luck, Rick Chapman, Hoshang Bharucha
February 7, 1969. Aloba, Kutumba Sastri, Irwin Luck, Rick Chapman, Hoshang Bharucha
February 7, 1969. The men lowering the the lid in the grave. Image courtesy of Meher Nazar.
February 7, 1969. The men lowering the the lid in the grave. Image courtesy of Meher Nazar.
February 1969. Eruch, Dr. Ginde, Mani, Dr. Donkin; Meherazad, 1-7 Feb 1969
February 1969. Eruch, Dr. Ginde, Mani, Dr. Donkin; Meherazad, 1-7 Feb 1969
MEHERWAN & ERUCH JESSAWALA with Avatar Meher Baba’s Tomb Shrine in the background. Photo was taken in upper Meherabad, India, in February 1969, in the days after Meher Baba dropped His body on January 31, 1969.
MEHERWAN & ERUCH JESSAWALA with Avatar Meher Baba’s Tomb Shrine in the background. Photo was taken in upper Meherabad, India, in February 1969, in the days after Meher Baba dropped His body on January 31, 1969.
Meherabad : Jan-Feb 1969 Baba's Tomb-shrine
Meherabad : Jan-Feb 1969 Baba's Tomb-shrine
Meherabad : Jan-Feb 1969 Baba's Tomb-shrine. Image coloured by Anthony Zois.
Meherabad : Jan-Feb 1969 Baba's Tomb-shrine. Image coloured by Anthony Zois.
Early Febraury 1969, people flocking to see the Master in the 7 days after his passing.
Early Febraury 1969, people flocking to see the Master in the 7 days after his passing.

VIDEO

The women mandali sing "Satchitanand" to Baba on the 7th of February 1969. The recording used in the video is of them singing it at a different time, and the quotes in the video are from Dr. H.P. Bharucha's booklet The Last Sahavas, pp. 37-8 and 43

BOOKS

 

 

 

 

MEHER BABA'S LAST SAHAVAS

 

Dr. Hosang P. Bharucha

 

1969

 

Published by ; Dr.Bharucha - Navsari, India

48 pp.

 

https://avatarmeherbabatrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MeherBabasLastSahavas.pdf

https://avatarmeherbabatrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MeherBabasLastSahavas.pdf