Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra, Dalijoda - thirty years

Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra More Information Dalijoda Code : (R,SAT.CUT.R07)
Managing Trustee: Sri Gadadhar Mishra
Date of Installation : 4th April,1978 at 10 AM.
Installed by : Babaji Maharaj Sri Ramakrishna Das
Library attached : Yes Garden attached : Yes
Integral School attached to the Premises of RC : Yes
Hostel attched to the school : No
Ashramites : 25
Timings of Public Darshan of RC : 8.30 AM to 12 Noon & 3.30 PM to 9 Pm
Cost of Construction : Rs.200000(Approx)
No. of persons visiting daily : About 200 numbers
Plan made by : Sri Byomakesha Dash, Engineer in Chief (Retd)
Flooring Marbel finish : No
Daily activities of the Ashram : It is an Ashram having 250 acres of land. They have agriculture,Cottage industry,Integral School, Diary ,Horticulture activities.Celebration of Darshan days and annual day etc. are regular functions.
BRIEF HISTORY :
There was a Sri Aurobindo Chatra Samaj from 1969 in the family of Dr. Jyosna Dei. A proposal was received by Babaji Maharaj Sri Ramakrishna Das and Sri Prapatti from one of their family member Dr. Shyama Kanungo in 1974 to take over this land which was partly under mortgage. The entire Orissa participated to the call of Prapatti to collect interest free loan and donations to pay off the loan.Finally the family donated the rest of the land .Sri Aurobindo's sacred Relics was established in the year 1978 by Sri Ramkrishna Das.It was the only place in Orissa which was always under the direct guidance of Sri Babaji Maharaj and Prapatti till they were in their material bodies.Sri Madhusudan Mishra who is now at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry was the first in charge of the place. More

The First Letter of Prapatti on Dalijoda
Sri Aurobindo's action Pondicherry - 2

03.05.1974
Srima
My dear Shyama,
Your letter. I shall discuss with Dr. Jyotsna Devi regd. Dalijoda affairs when I go to Cuttack. I have gone through your letter. This much I would make clear to you and others that we are least eager for property at this stage. We have no such intension unless it helps us in our New Mission. The first thing is to know what Jyotsna Devi herself wants, her terms and conditions. Let this be in writing. We will try to fulfill those conditions, if it suits us or else we keep away from the same work. So, let her make clear to us what she wants and what are the terms under which we have to work at Dalijoda. This must be setteled first. I don't find any confusion in this.I am sure the Mother's Will will finally prevail, let us be sincere and pure in our heart.
Rest OK. Yours affectionately PRAPATTI To Mrs. Shyama Kanungo

ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT OF SRI AUROBINDO SRIKSHETRA TRUST FOR THE YEAR 2003 - 2004
Sri Aurobindo Srikshetra in the last thirty years has emerged as a centre of social transformation and self-purification. The consciousness of highest perfection has descended on earth by life-long sadhana of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother as the golden waters of the supramental heaven. Spiritual seekers aspiring to have a deep into this honey-fire for their new birth has been drawn here by an unseen impulse and gathered for a new adventure. The following activities have taken form by itself at the need of the hour.

1. AGRICULTURE - The cultivation of annual crops were paddy in 35 acres, sugarcane in 7 acres, vegetable in 3 acres. The damaged cashew orchard was cleared and fresh plantation was made in 14 acres. Experiments are being conducted to introduce vermicompost and vermiwash widely in the firm for wholesale organic farming.

2. DIARY - Forage cultivation all round the year with an assured irrigation was ultimately provided by the excavation and development of Champak lake. There is now a prospect to improve the diary with a commercial angle for self-sustainance whenever OMFED milk route would be introduced to this area. It will be also a necessity to provide milk for the hostellers in future.

3. ECO AND ENVIORNMENT - The forest was further adorned with new species like. Accacia Mangium and other rare plants. The mini zoo "Paradise" was being maintained as before. The flower garden and avenue plantations are looked after. There is an effort to collect all the 898 flowers with a Spiritual significance as given by the Mother from time to time. So far collection has reached more than 350 varieties.

4. HANDICRAFTS AND COTTAGE INDUSTRIES - Experiments are conducted to manufacture agarbathi from natural essential oil and to improve the existing ones by the addition of aromatic resins.

5. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS - There are requests to start a student hostel as the infrastructure has improved. We are seriously working on this proposal.

6. HEALTH AND SANITATION - The Health centre needs a regular doctor to fulfill all the needs of the local patients even for primary health care. A sadhak pharmacist has joined with enthusiasm. The homeopathic treatment has gained ground. People are made conscious to use natural herbs for treatment. Common medicinal herbs are grown in our nursery and are made ready for sale at a low cost.

7. INTEGRAL YOGA AND CULTURE - A sovenir was published to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Sri Aurobindo's Relics Installation at this place. All the annual functions were celebrated duly. Meditation and spiritual discourses are held each day at the prescribed hours.The sadhaks Sri Anadi Charan Swain and Sri Pravat nayak held camps and addressed spiritual gatherings in all the thirty districts of the state throughout the year to spread the culture of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo for the good of humanity at large.

The conferences were held at Raghunathpur, Baisinga, Chhenapadi and Anugul in April,

at Kotpad, Koraput, Damanjodi, Raighar, Indravati, Turudihi, Hatabharandi, Umarkote, Jayapur in May,

Taharpur, Charampa, Kolha, Podamari, Mahantipada, Chandragiri, Nuapatna, Berhampur and Gopinathpur in June.

They addressed the district level workers and organisers at the respective district headquarters on different days of July.

Similar conferences were held and they organised those camps at Gopinathpur, Sundergarh, Bartankela, Kindira, Ganailo, Sundergarh in August,

at Cuttack, Anugul, Dharmagarh, Bhanjanagar, Barkote, Berhampur, Deogarh, Tileivani, Anugul, Bhavanipatna in September,

at Dahanigadia Soro, Gania, Duburi, Manpur, Rajsunakhala, Kalupada, Nachuni in October,

at Chitri, Jajpur Road, TISCO, Berhampur in November,

at Kainipura, Jalda, Kairashi, Raghunathpur, Chhachina, Bargarh, Ma Nuapalli, Baleswar, Balikuda and Kainipura in December,

at Raghunathpur, Jaleswar, Talarampalli, Khallikote, Kabisurya Nagar, Barada and Jajpur Road in January

at Bhnjanaga, Padarpada in February

and at Redhakhole, Barada, Sonepur and Jajpur in March 2004.

8. ESTABLISHMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE - A dug well was excavated at Matrupanat for drinking water provision. The Relics Centre floor was decorated with marble.