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The Theosophical Society was founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875. The designation 'Adyar' is sometimes added to the name to make it clear that this is the Theosophical Society headquartered there, after the American section and some other lodges separated from it in 1895, under William Quan Judge. [1]
The library was at first situated inside the headquarters of the Theosophical Society. In 1966 it was moved to a separate building, the Adyar Library Building. It also has a public museum that shows old books and manuscripts. The Adyar library is also used by post-graduate students in Sanskrit and Indology of the University of Madras.
The organization split into the Theosophical Society Adyar (Olcott-Besant) and the Theosophical Society Pasadena . The former group, headquartered in India, is the most widespread international group holding the name "Theosophical Society" today. Theosophical Society-Adyar is located at Adyar situated in the Indian city of Chennai. [3]
In 1893, soon after becoming a member of the Theosophical Society, she went to India for the first time. [66] After a dispute the American section split away into an independent organisation. The original society, then led by Henry Steel Olcott and Besant, is today based in Chennai, India, and is known as the Theosophical Society Adyar ...
The Theosophical World, an enlargement of Adyar News, will keep members in touch with the Society's special affairs and growth. The American Editorial Committee has been requested to cooperate in the publication of The Theosophist through personal contributions, through gathering contributions from other qualified writers, and also, if possible ...
The Order of the Star in the East (OSE) was an international organization based at Benares (Varanasi), India from 1911 to 1927. It was established by the leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras (Chennai) to prepare the world for the arrival of a reputed messianic entity, the World Teacher or Maitreya.
Morya's earliest notable claimed incarnation is recorded by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater (from, the source states, their research into the "akashic records" at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Adyar (Tamil Nadu), India conducted in the summer of 1910) as having been an emperor of Atlantis in 220,000 BC, ruling from his palace in the capital city, the City of the Golden Gates.
After a holiday in England, he returned to India to devote himself to the activities of the Theosophical Society. He and his aunt settled at the society's sprawling campus at Adyar in Madras . The Indian Independence Movement was picking up pace during these years, as was a revival of interest and pride in the ancient culture and philosophies ...