Uttarakhand | Rishikesh | The New and Old

Not-so heavily traveled, amazing hide-out- The Beatles Ashram. The place where the band of the Rock music The Beatles had come for a stay for meditation transcendental journey in the 60's under the Yogi Maharishi Mahesh.

The graffiti with the backdrop of the dilapidated (-in right ruins) built structures since 1997 when it was abandoned. Near the Rajaji National Park with the river Ganga flowing quietly behind it, this place is the perfect ground for exploration of art and nature's intervention on it.

Graffiti of Paul Mccartney, one of the four key members of The Beatles.

Portrait graffiti of Yogi Maharishi Mahesh in the centre.

The built-up man-made caves structures where the pilgrims from around the country coming to Rishikesh used to meditate.

A cave in the mountain rock, where Sage Vashistha is believed to have meditated. It has Shivalinga in it and the temple is now dedicated to Lord Shiva.

A small down hill trail that leads to this temple/gufa.

Towards the down side of this Temple, one touches the river base and could spot rafting boats in the magnificent currents of the water.

View from the Shivpuri base point for Rafting adventure sport.

Evening aarti (prayer) in front of radiantly lit Ram Jhula with the backdrop of beautiful natural craft of mountains' silhouette. (2018)

Same ritual aarti (prayer) a year before in 2017.