Sri Chinmoy began painting on 19 November 1974 while staying at a hotel in Ottawa, Canada. Without formal artistic training, he developed his own distinctive approach, painting rapidly and spontaneously in a meditative state. Rather than following a predetermined design, he allowed colours and forms to emerge naturally from his inner inspiration. He named his art Jharna Kala, a Bengali expression meaning Fountain-Art, reflecting the spontaneous flow of his inner inspiration.

For decades, much of Sri Chinmoy’s artistic legacy has remained largely unseen. Through ongoing archival and digitisation work, an extensive collection is gradually becoming accessible to the world.