Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Meherabad ( meher flourishing : `` abad '' meaning a prosperous settlement , or a flourishing colony ) was originally an ashram established by Meher Baba near Arangaon Village , India in 1923 about 9 k south of Ahmednagar .
Simplified: Meherabad ( `` abad '' means a flourishing colony ) is the main center where Meher Baba lived and worked from 1923 .