On this trip to India, i spent about a month in Rishikesh, and that's after about 5 and 6 weeks there on each of my last two trips. By far one of the coolest things i've found there though was brand new:
The Beatles Cathedral Gallery, a collection of art just created apparently less than a year ago. Apparently the hall was the Satsang Hall of the "Beatles Ashram," which was the ashram of The Maharishi Mahesh. It is now a ruin, in the middle of the jungle, and you have to either hike through the jungle and climb through a hole in the wall to sneak in, or bribe a Baba to open the "No Entry" gate. And then there is this. It is shocking and wonderful and positive.
Go like their Facebook page, "BeatlesCathedralGallery" and check out the
The Beatles Cathedral Gallery film about how they made it happen:-)
Here are some photos i took there, i hope you enjoy them:-)
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Maharishi Mahesh portrait in The Beatles Cathedral Gallery, Rishikesh, India |
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in The Beatles Cathedral Gallery, Rishikesh, India |
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The Fab Four, Beatles Portrait in The Beatles Cathedral Gallery, Rishikesh, India |
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Amma, Yogananda and Sivananda in The Beatles Cathedral Gallery, Rishikesh, India |
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The Dalai Lama, Sri Prem Baba and Ananda Mayi Ma in The Beatles Cathedral Gallery, Rishikesh, India |
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Across The Universe characters in The Beatles Cathedral Gallery |
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John Lennon portrait detail in The Beatles Cathedral, Rishikesh, India |
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You'll find my favorite part if you read between the lines!;-) |
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Namaste! What a beautiful story - thank you!:-) |
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"And, in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make" in The Beatles Cathedral Gallery |
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"Love in the heart of man is a shrine to God on Earth" in The Beatles Cathedral Gallery |
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Thank you to you all!:-) |
It is a beautiful use of an abandoned space, a wonderful coming together of human energies, and, an amazing addition to Rishikesh!:-)
Wow, I don't even have too many words for a response..just wow. lol I loved the one that said, "Love in the heart of man is a shrine to God on earth."
ReplyDeleteThat is one of my favorites too :-)
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