In a simple and beautiful ceremony in December 1944, Beloved Meher Baba laid the foundation of His Memorial Tower. On this historic occasion, Baba had read out the names of all those who would be inscribed on the "tower of glory". As each name was read, Baba placed a flower into the graves of His beloved disciples Masaji and Chanji, their tomb being the very foundation of the tower itself.
While the graves were being covered, Baba too threw in some earth, as did each of His lovers gathered for the occasion. Picking up the last few rose petals,
He scattered them on top of the graves and said, "For all my future lovers to come."
Afterwards, Adi K. Irani read Baba's Message of The Memorial
Tower of Meherabad. It is an extraordinary message. It is in this Message that the purpose of the tower can be gathered.
"While the world is feverishly occupied with the vanishing things of the moment, there always are those who gain true
perspective of life, through the grace of the Master … (those) who serve My Cause with unimpeachable integrity of character … who set aside all thoughts of the self and make their life an
offering to the divine and imperative cause of the Master. …
"A visible memorial like a tower, which symbolizes their life of unfailing loyalty and love can itself become a medium for
inspiring the generations to come. …"
Meher Baba has directed in His Message that the emblems of all the important religions of the world be placed on the tower. "The tower will be in memory of men belonging to different religions and will in fact represent the fundamental unity of all the great world religions. … The tower shall
thus be a silent proclamation of the unity of all religions. …"
Moreover, Baba used the flowers symbolically. "The putting of all these flowers in the same foundation is intended to
emphasize the Truth that, though the bodies of these devotees were different, they were all part of one eternal and indivisible soul. …"
Eruch Jessawala has said of the Tower, "We can see that the purpose of the Memorial Tower from Baba's Message is to inspire
future generations toward living a life of surrenderance, and at the same time proclaiming the unity of all religions and the unity of the spirit." (extract
from the 122nd Meeting of the Board of Trustees, 2001)
The tower is presently being constructed on the land consecrated by Baba, bestowing on that sacred ground, in His words, "… a
reservoir of inspiration and power for posterity. …"
Courtesy of Suzan Iimura for Avatar Meher Baba Trust, 5 March 2015
Copyright © Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust, All rights reserved.

MAHARASHTRA STATE
The Memorial Tower is 17.06 metres / 56 feet tall
Ted Judson : Architect
Ty Provosty : Architectural drawings, concrete design & the marble fixing system
Vaibhau & Vikram Joshi : Builders & General contractors
Kiran Trivedi : Provided the marble & plaque with Baba's message
Evie Lee : Made the prism in Shanghai
Shri Gopalakrisnan : Fabricated the steel
Paul Morris : Designed the lighting & lightning protection
Emory & Susan Ayers : Fundraising organisers
Nadia Wolinska : Designed & managed the spire's etching
Haidee & Michael Cooke : Laid out the lettered names on the marble.
Shelia Krynski : Lettering design
Hughie MacDonald : Assebled the spire & advised.
Jeff Lowe : Helped with everything.
Tim Garvin & Gary Lee : Inscribed the letters to the spire base.
White marble supplied from a quarry at the foot of Mt.Abu, Gujarat, India
Marble fabricated by the Trivedi Stone & Marble Corporation, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Plinth basalt from the township of Vambori, 15 Kms west of Meherazad.
Pinnacle of the Tower is made of glass.
The same marble was used on the Dilwara Temple near Mt.Abu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilwara_Temples
CLICK ON THE MAP TO ENLARGE
The above map is from the book "Meherabad Walking Tour" guide,
authored by Peter & Debbie
Nordeen . The artwork was by Glenn Magrini and colour rendering by Anthony Zois,
courtesy of AMB Trust in India.
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6 MAIN RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS
CONSTRUCTION

Many of the images are courtesy of http://avatarmeherbabatrust.org/memorialTower.php
and http://www.avatarmeherbaba.org/judys/110916-30.html
also https://ambppct.org/memorialTower2.php

Check out the great article about the Memorial Tower in the new edition of
GLOW International - Spring 2020. Website: www.belovedarchives.org
INAUGURATION 23rd December 2019
Meher Baba Himself laid the foundation for the Tower 75 years earlier, to the day, on December 23rd,
1944.
Meher Baba also had Adi K. Irani read out a message specifying certain details regarding the construction of the tower.
Baba directed that the names of those who “served My Cause with unimpeachable integrity of character before dropping their bodies” be inscribed on the Tower.
https://newsite.ambppct.org/index.php/inauguration-of-the-memorial-tower-part-ii
Chairman of the Avatar Meher Baba Trust - Shridhar Kelkar officiated along with other speakers at the Inauguration of the Memorial Tower at Meherabad. See images below of the event, also the video at the end of this web page.
GRAVES AT THE SITE
Click on the following names to visit their web pages on this web site.
NAMES ON THE MEMORIAL TOWER
The following list of names was provided by Peter & Debbie Nordeen.
The colour coding and last page comments are from Anthony Zois.
In this following section I have tried to show images of the Westerners whose names were included on the Memorial Tower. Many are unknown persons who cannot be highlighted, presently.
An additional sections to showcase the Indian sub-continent persons will hopefully be added at some time in the future.
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AUSTRALIAN NAMES ON THE MEMORIAL TOWER
The following is from Anthony Zois.
Baron Momin von Frankenburg should also have been part of the following list.

BARON
MOMIN VON FRANKENBURG
**Image is cropped from original
Image courtesy of Avatar's Abode Trust Archives
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/personalities/baron-m-von-frankenburg/

JUDITH HUMPHRIES
** Image is cropped from the original
Image courtesy of Avatar's Abode Trust Archives
THERE IS NO KNOWN IMAGE OF SAREPTA LAWRENCE PRESENTLY, OR A WEB PAGE.
AMERICAN NAMES ON THE MEMORIAL TOWER WITH WEB PAGES
The following is from Anthony Zois.
These following pages only showcase the Americans with web pages on this web site.

NORINA MATCHABELLI, Princess
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/norina-matchabelli-1/

NADINE TOLSTOY, Countess
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/nadine-tolstoy/

NONNY GAYLEY
- mother of RANO GAYLEY
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/nonny-gayley/

MILDRED KYLE
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/mildred-kyle/
Image courtesy of MN Publications

RUANO BOGISLAV
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/ruano-bogislav/

GABRIEL PASCAL
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/gabriel-pascal/

CONSUELLA de SIDES "CONNIE "
- wife of Afredo de Sides
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/consuella-de-sides/
Image courtesy of MN Publications

MURSHIDA
RABIA MARTIN
- succeeded HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN as leader of Sufism in the USA
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/personalities/murshida-rabia-ada-martin/

MALCOLM SCHLOSS
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/malcolm-schloss/

MONA SCHLOSS ( nee De Vere )
Visit her husband's web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/malcolm-schloss/
- 2nd Wife of Malcolm Schloss
Image courtesy of MN Publications

JAMES TERRY DUCE
- Husband of IVY O. DUCE
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/terry-duce/

ALEXANDER MARKEY
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/alexander-markey/

ROBERT ROOTHBERT
- husband of ANTONIE von ROOTHBERT
Visit he & his wife's web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/personalities/antonie-von-horn-roothbert/
The following American names have no known image of presently, or web pages on this site.
MARGARET SCOTT
SUSAN DIMPFL
AARON SHAW
GLADYS LOCKE
KENNETH PATTERSON ( ELIZABETH'S husband )
BURWELL EVANS
MARY LOU ROYS
MARY E. BENTLEY
RUTH HEIKES
RODHA UTTERBUCK
HARRIET FAIRCLOTH
KATE FERRIS -
owner of the Scarsdale House, New York in 1952
ENGLISH NAMES ON THE MEMORIAL TOWER

CHARLES PURDOM
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/charles-purdom/

WILLIAM BACKETT
- husband of Mary Backett
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/will-backett/

MARY BACKETT
- wife of William Backett
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/mary-backett/

CHARLES KENNETH ROSS
- Husband of Josephine Ross & son-in-law of MARY ANTIN
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/charles-kenneth-ross/

MABEL RYAN
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/mabel-ryan/
- Dance school business partner of MARGARET CRASKE

CHRISTINE Mc NAUGHTON
Visit her web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/women/christine-mcnaughton/
The following English names have no known image of presently, or web pages on this website.
MADAM IDA POLLI
NORMAN FRANKLIN
LENA R. HARRIS
HERBERT STONE
MARGARET TREADWELL
MAY CLUSE - sister of Kitty
Davy
HELENA DAVY ( 1860 - 1932 ) - mother of Kitty Davy
If you know of any information regarding these names please contact us through the Guestbook page.
EUROPEAN NAMES ON THE MEMORIAL TOWER

ROBERT ANTONI - France
- husband of Yvonne Antoni
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/robert-antoni/

WALTER MERTENS - Switzerland
- husband of Hedi Mertens
Visit his web page :
https://www.meherbabatravels.com/his-close-ones/men/walter-mertens/
The following European & Middle Eastern names have no known image of
presently, or web pages on this website.
FRIEDA OBERHOLZER - Switzerland
MR. & MRS. OTTO BILLO - Switzerland
BERTHA KAUFMAN -
Israel
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