THE MOTHER’S STAY AT GRAND HOTEL D’EUROPE
Editorial source notes · 26 October 2026

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The Mother stayed at Grand Hotel D’Europe during her first visit to Pondicherry in 1914. The historical name used by the biographical source is Hôtel d’Europe, on Rue Suffren. The hotel-stay account is attributed to published biography. No room number or exact length of stay is assigned.

SOURCES
[1] The Mother — Introduction, Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Background on Mirra Alfassa’s artistic work and her 1914 visit.
https://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/mother/

[2] Georges van Vrekhem, Overman, opening biographical chapter. This published narrative places her at Hôtel d’Europe on Rue Suffren during her 1914 visit. The source is a secondary biography, not an original hotel register.
https://motherandsriaurobindo.in/disciples/georges-van-vrekhem/books/overman/

HOTEL CONTEXT
Grand Hotel D’Europe’s published hotel history gives 1891 as its founding year and identifies Rue Suffren in White Town as its address.

ILLUSTRATIONS
Modern AI-assisted concept sketches evoke Pondicherry’s shoreline, a heritage street and a timber staircase. They do not establish the historical appearance of a specific hotel room or event. The corridor photograph shows the present-day hotel.