PNS/ RISHIKESH
On the fifth day of the International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan, the participants from across the globe gathered at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram, popularly known as the Beatles Ashram. Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati led the gathering in meditation and prayers at this site where Maharishi Mahesh Yogi once lived, practised and taught Transcendental Meditation. The ashram was also home for some time to the world-famous Beatles. Those who gathered collectively took the pledge for world peace and environmental preservation.
A special concert led by a London-based Kirtan artist and Bhakti Yoga teacher Radhika Das was held. This was followed by the celebration of Holi festival at Parmarth Niketan with eco-friendly colours and fragrant flowers.
