Sri Aurobindo enters into Mahasamadhi (age 79)

Sri Aurobindo withdraws from his body at 1:25am on December 5, 1950. But that was not the finale. When in the course of the day, preparations are being made to inter the body, it was found that instead of signs of decompositions, there is a bluish golden light, what the Mother terms a concentration of the Supramental Light in the body. It is decided to keep the body lying on the bed so long as it remains intact. It is only on the morning of December 9^th that the first signs of decomposition appears and the body is placed in the Samadhi on either side of which there is now a plaque with an inscription by the Mother which reads:

“To Thee who hast been the material envelope of our Master, to Thee our infinite gratitude. Before Thee who hast done so much for us, who hast worked, struggled, suffered, hoped, endured so much, before Thee who hast willed all, attempted all, prepared, achieved all for us, before Thee we bow down and implore that we may never forget, even for a moment, all we owe to Thee.”