Mannu

Mannu, another nephew of Krishna Konar and cousin of Pachaiappan, used to visit Sri Bhagavan, in the company of his elders, when he was about 10. This was around 1948. He spent his time then playing marbles and the like in the company of others of his own age in the Ashram. He recalled that, Sri Bhagavan sometimes would walk past the spot where the play was on. Seeing Him they would stand by respectfully. Sri Bhagavan had once asked Mannu if he was studying in school. It was after several years after Sri Bhagavan's Brahma Nirvana that Mannu came to stay permanently in the Ashram, though there had been many short visits in between.

Mannu who was cheerful, rough and tough had remained a bachelor, dedicating himself to the service of the Ashram.

Mannu, beloved Ashram worker, was absorbed in Sri Bhagavan on 7th August, 92, while staying within the Ashram premises.

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colour photo of Ashram buildings with the hill in the background