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“One thing I want you all to know. You do not realize how very fortunate you are when I embrace you all.”
- Avatar Meher Baba at Meher Mount, 1956
AVATAR MEHER BABA at Meher Mount on August 2, 1956, walking with Meher Mount co-founder Agnes Baron and close disciple Eruch Jessawala. (Source: Adele Wolkin, who was part of the group visiting Meher Mount in 1956, gave this photograph to Meher Mount.)
Treasures from Avatar Meher Baba
One of the many wonderful aspects related to the advent of Avatar Meher Baba is the wealth of preserved writings, documents, photographs, films, artifacts, and places related to Him.
The places He has touched, His photographs, His words, and the artifacts of His Advent are all opportunities to remember Him and His life.
“Avatar Meher Baba has provided us with a gateway to our higher self through His Presence. The people and places He has touched can help us feel His Presence and bring us closer to Him.” — A Volunteer
Preservation at Meher Mount
Each Meher Baba center has its own role in preserving specific archives related to Meher Baba. For Meher Mount, preservation focuses first on the land — this place made sacred by His Presence in 1956 — and on the touchstones and artifacts of His visit.
Meher Mount is collecting, preserving, and sharing those images, documents, and artifacts associated with His time at Meher Mount and with the history of Meher Mount.
In addition, Meher Mount welcomes selected artifacts from Avatar Meher Baba’s advent to share with visitors and pilgrims. Because Meher Mount is a Meher Baba place of world-wide pilgrimage, Meher Mount would like to share a few artifacts with the thousands of visitors who come to this special place in honor of Him.
All artifacts donated to Meher Mount will be preserved in consultation and based on recommendations from other archival organizations.
why your treasures Make a Difference
The actual list of items possessed by Meher Mount is short due, in part, to the 1985 New Life Fire. The fire swept Meher Mount burning all the buildings, vehicles, and their contents.
Meher Mount is searching for additional photos, documents and artifacts to help tell the Meher Baba-Meher Mount story.
Share Your Photos: Please look among your own photos – do you have any of Meher Mount, Agnes Baron, Jean Adriel or others who have visited Meher Mount?
Meher Mount is seeking photos or digital copies of photos about Meher Mount, Meher Baba’s 1956 visit, and/or any other aspect of Meher Mount, including what the property looked like before the 1985 New Life Fire.
All historical photos are preserved in archival housing and copies shared. More contemporaneous photographs are continually uploaded, cataloged and stored in the cloud on SmugMug.
Share Documents: Do you have any collections or papers or know of someone who does that would have correspondence related to Meher Mount, Agnes Baron or Jean Adriel?
If you know of any actual or potential correspondence and documents related to Meher Mount, Jean Adriel or Agnes Baron, please share that information.
All historical documents will be preserved in archival housing and copies shared.
Donate an Artifact: Do you have a Meher Baba artifact that you would like to see preserved and shared?
Meher Mount would work with in honoring your wishes, preserving the items and determining how best to share them.
If you want to discuss sharing locating, collecting or photos, documents or donating an artifact, please contact Meher Mount.