Beatles Ashram, Rishikesh- A Vision
A quietus place with memories of The Beatles spread in the forest with century old trees and the mystical river Ganga flowing behind in her most beautiful shade of green; people meditating in one corner, other reading, walking and enjoying a cup of chai amidst the musical vibe the place happens to inherit from the past. Heaven, right? That was my visual of The Beatles Ashram as I walked towards the place, parallel to the Ganga. I didn’t read anything about the historical place- just that it is amongst the top ten places to visit in Rishikesh by tripadvisor . However, my bubble burst completely as I reached the ashram to see worn out three elongated domed(similar to egg shaped shikhar) entrance cladded with river stones having moss and mud glued on them. There is an entrance fee to the ashram which built my hope thinking they must have maintained the area inside; hence, I walked in. The path went uphill with ‘kutias’- meditating shrines with stone cladded elongated