On 28 November 2025, an elementary school in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary, welcomed seven original Jharna-Kala paintings by Sri Chinmoy. The children had personally chosen these works from an earlier exhibition. Around 200 pupils participated in the welcoming programme and greeted the visiting disciples with beautiful performances. The atmosphere was warm, joyful and deeply heartfelt.
The paintings are now permanently displayed in the school corridors and classrooms, offering daily inspiration to students and teachers alike.
Who Was Sri Chinmoy?
Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) was known as a spiritual teacher, poet, musician and artist. He lectured at universities such as Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge, and served the United Nations for nearly forty years through meditation programmes and cultural events. He founded the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run (1987), now the world’s longest peace-torch relay, covering more than 150 countries.
The Birth of Jharna-Kala – Fountain-Art
Sri Chinmoy began painting on 19 November 1974 in Ottawa, Canada. He named his spontaneous style “Jharna-Kala” – Bengali for “fountain-art”. Without any formal training, he created over 140,000 acrylic paintings and nearly 16 million bird drawings, often at incredible speed (up to 1,000 drawings in a single sitting). He described the process as meditation in motion: the brush simply flowed from inner silence.
Global Reach of Jharna-Kala Art Exhibition
His works have been exhibited in major venues worldwide:
- Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
- United Nations Headquarters, New York and Geneva
- Parliament buildings in Australia, Canada, Ukraine and many other countries
- UNESCO headquarters, Paris
Permanent collections exist in museums and schools across continents.
Why Children Love Jharna-Kala Paintings
Sri Chinmoy believed that children naturally feel the soul’s joy in art. The bright colours, flowing lines and peaceful energy of Jharna-Kala speak directly to young hearts. In Kiskunfélegyháza, the students themselves selected the seven paintings that now adorn their school – a beautiful example of how Sri Chinmoy’s art continues to inspire the next generation.
A Permanent Gift to the School
The seven paintings will remain at the school indefinitely. They serve as daily reminders of beauty, peace and inner possibility for hundreds of children and their teachers.
A quiet, heartfelt event – seven paintings now light up a Hungarian school every day. Thank you, Kiskunfélegyháza!
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For more information about Sri Chinmoy Art, visit the official website: www.srichinmoyart.org.
To learn more about Sri Chinmoy, please visit: www.srichinmoy.org.