"From the Ashes: The Darshan Coutyard"
Meher Mount
The Darshan Courtyard at Meher Mount was born of fire and ashes. The courtyard is in the space of the Baba Room where Avatar Meher Baba gave darshan (the grace of seeing or being with the Divine) to His followers on August 2, 1956.
The guesthouse with the Baba Room burned to the ground on October 14, 1985. All that remained was the stone fireplace and chimney — now known as Baba’s Fireplace. This courtyard evokes that space and is open to welcome visitors.
This 8-minute video tells the story of the Darshan Courtyard.
CREDITS
Storytellers: Agnes Baron, Sam L. Ervin, Ray Johnston, Margaret Magnus, Nancy Pinckert
Narrator: Ron Holsey
Directed by: Margaret Magnus & Ben Hoffman
Written & Produced by: Margaret Magnus
Director of Photography: Ben Hoffman
Edited by: Ben Hoffman
Film Excerpt: Agnes Baron Remembers Meher Baba’s 1956 Visit to Meher Mount (1970) courtesy of Irwin and Edwin Luck, Filmmakers. Dialogue Restoration: Jason Stare
Archival Photographs (Avatar Meher Baba): Darwin Shaw, Meher Nazar Publications, Ahilyanagar, India; Adele Wolkin
Photograph Historical Photographs (Meher Mount): Sam L. Ervin, Ray Johnston, Meher Mount Archives
All quotations from Avatar Meher Baba copyright ©Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust, Ahilyanagar, India. Used with permission.