The Mother’s mahasamadhi day observed
The Hindu
The Mother’s room was opened for darshan from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. as this is one of the few special darshan days when devotees are allowed inside The Mother’s or Sri Aurobindo’s room.
Devotees from all over the country on Thursday queued up at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram on the occasion of The Mother’s mahasamadhi day.
The day started with a meditation around the samadhi at 6 a.m. The Mother’s room was opened for darshan from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is one of the few special darshan days when devotees are allowed inside The Mother’s or Sri Aurobindo’s room.
The other days when visitors to the ashram can get special darshan, include February 21 (Mother’s birth anniversary), April 24 (Anniversary of Mother’s arrival), August 15 (Sri Aurobindo birth anniversary) and December 5 (Sri Aurobindo’s Mahasamadhi Day).

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