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Photos Here are some early photos of Maharaji and myself. (Photos are large, so this page takes a little while to load if you are on a modem). This is June 1971, just a few days after Maharaji arrived in the West for the first time. We rented a house for him in Lincoln Street, near Sloane Square in London - an expensive and exclusive area - and we could not afford the rent for very long, and he had to move to a small ashram in North London (Alba Gardens). I am behind Maharaji (beard and dressed in white). Glen Whittaker is on the right, and Mahatma Saphlanand is behind him. I remember it well - I had just persuaded the traffic warden not to give us a parking ticket. This is July 1971, Guru Puja in Dale Street, Leicester, England. Mahatma Gurucharnanand (now called Charnanand) is the shaven-headed guy in the front; Bihari Singh is behind him. Most people are looking at the camera, but I am in the top right looking with devotion at my Lord and Master. When Maharaji returned to England from the US in September 1971, we rented a house for him called Golden Manor, in Hanwell near Ealing, London. I am climbing into the car. On this particular day, Maharaji was in a hurry to go somewhere, and I had to get dressed fast, and I had my tie in my hand. Mahatma Ashokanand is behind me. Just a few seconds after the previous photo. I am now behind the steering wheel, frantically trying to tie my tie, while Maharaji talks to Mahatma Saphlanand and Glen through the window - or rather, they are talking at him, while he is telling me to hurry up and get out of there. February 1972, at Exeter Railway station, England. I had driven Maharaji from London down to Exeter, where I lived, and he stayed in my house (which I since gave to be an ashram). On the way down, the car developed a mechanical fault. We finished the journey and I took the car for repairs, but Maharaji had to return to London before it was ready - hence the train journey. I am seeing him off and saying good-bye, very sad. 1987 - a European instructor conference at Selsdon Park Hotel, England. I am just in front of Maharaji, with a woman's hands on my shoulders (I think Agnes Renee, later Agnes Simmons, now deceased). [top] Copyright © 2001 - 2008 Michael R Finch All Rights Reserved