Meherazad

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Eruch Jessawala in Mandali Hall, Meherazad during the 1980s. Photo by Win Coates
Eruch Jessawala in Mandali Hall, Meherazad during the 1980s.
Photo by Win Coates

Meherazad was the last residence of the Indian spiritual teacher Meher Baba and is today a place of spiritual pilgrimage outside Pimplagaon village, approximately thirteen kilometers (nine miles) north of Ahmednagar, India. More accurately, it is located at 19°11′42.41″N, 74°45′08.39″E. Meherazad estate comprises about five acres.

Meher Baba lived at Meherazad from 1944 until his death in 1969. The complex features buildings, gardens and vehicles pertaining mostly to Baba’s later phases. Of special interest are Baba’s Room, Meherazad Gardens, Mandali Hall, the Blue Bus (that Baba travelled in with his women disciples in 1938-39), and the New Life Caravan. Seclusion Hill, where Baba did much work, rises behind Meherazad.[1]

Meherazad remains a private residence. Some of Meher Baba's surviving mandali still reside there. However, it is open to visitors on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, and Sundays from 10:45 am to 12:30 pm.[2] In 1991 Meherazad was incorporated into the Avatar Meher Baba Trust.

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  1. ^ Avatar Meher Baba, His Life, His Message and His Followers, Copyright 1996 Ray Kerkhove, Peter Milne and Ray Kerkhove,
  2. ^ Baba Words, The Master's Glossary, M [1]

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Coordinates: 19°11′42.41″N, 74°45′08.39″E

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