Sunset
Soulie Saturday #4: Sunset with Mother Ganga, Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh.
There was still some time for the evening arti to begin; I sat on the ghats of Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh as close to her waters as I could. The atmosphere was abuzz with activity and one could hear incomprehensible murmurs all around. I focused my attention on the soft gurgling sound sound of River Ganga instead... Serene and calm, ah ... G…
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Smiles
Happy Holi: The Colors of Life
Let us splash vibrant frenzy colors on the eve of Holi… ... Gulal ... red, blue, purple, yellow or green A riot of colors ... let them free, let them fly A day's melee or a life's canvas let me paint an everlasting imagination shades as beautiful as a dream Like petals of a spirited flower these are …
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Yoga
International Yoga Festival, 2015 at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh: Welcome Home!
It is a chilly evening at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, it feels like a warm evening on the Ghats by the River Ganga. I can see golden yellow lights in the distance rising upwards, towards the sky, as if in awe to the hundreds of hands folded unitedly in celebration of the symphony of the divine Ganga Aarti. I close my eyes, breathe deeply and sense the cal…
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rishikesh
16th Annual Yoga Festival: My Call To Rishikesh
All bags packed and here I am; sitting listlessly, staring at my computer screen and wondering what lies ahead in the up coming 8 days… …The best that my mind conjures, at this moment, are a collage of images – vivid, vibrant, exuberant, beaming... Images of the soothingly gurgling Mother Ganga... Of the ecstatically sung Aarti, and the accompanying…
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Sri Sri Ravishankar
Ashrams in Rishikesh
Rishikesh is home to a number of ashrams and every year people from all over the world come to these ashrams to learn yoga, meditate and take away some peace for their mind back home. Below is a picture of some of these well known ashrams in Rishikesh ... Parmarth Niketan Ashram The largest and probably the most famed ashram in Rishikesh , Parmarth Niketan Ash…
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rishikesh
My Rishikesh Journey in Photos - IV
Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh [Entrance] [ Garden ] [ Temple ] [ Preparing for the Ganga Aarti ] [ Crowds pouring in! ] [ Lord Shiva overlooking the Proceedings ]
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- Arti
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