The Pleiades January 1, 2021 Jules Weissman The Pleiades, or “The Taj Mahal of Ojai,” was designed and built by John Roine in 1930 to honor fellow theosophist Jiddu Krishnamurti. For more information about John Roine and his work, see ojaihistory.com, a project of the Ojai Valley Museum. from left: Helena Petrova Blavatsky, Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa, Annie Besant, Charles W. Leadbeater, Jiddu Krishnamurti, and Henry Steel Olcott