Mystical India:
Roerich’s Himalayas, Little Tibet and places of the ancient Puranas
Dehradun – Haridwar – Shimla – Naggar – Manali – Palampur - Dharmsala
October 4-13, 2022
Registration open till 7 September 2022
Language : English and Russian
Price: 3950 euro. Prepayment via banking transfer is required to be done in rupees, based on exchange rate 82 INR=1 Euro. Details and prepayment routes can be discussed accordingly, please send any enquiries finance@bhaktib.in
About the pilgrimage
India cannot be known without touching its spiritual culture, which combines Buddhism, Hinduism and even Christianity. Throughout the history, the country has remained tolerant of any path of comprehension of the Divine. The aim of this pilgrimage is to show the spiritual treasures of India, preserved by this land through millennia and conquests.
We will visit places described in the sacred texts of Hinduism – Mahabharata and Puranas. We will visit ancient Hindu temples and witness sacred rituals that are performed in India for more than 5 thousand years. We will see the ashrams of the saints described in the “Autobiography of a Yogi”, we will go to the North, to the Himalayan estate of the Roerich’s, where the Roerich’s teaching of Living Ethics was born. The journey continues to Palampur, the tea capital of Northern India, where the country’s ancient heritage exists side by side with its colonial past. The pilgrimage will end in “little Tibet” – Dharmsala, where we will see the Buddhist abode of modern India.
IMPORTANT: All participants must follow all government guidelines for staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Travel Guides:
Rishika Abirami
Rishika Abirami is an Atma Kriya Yoga teacher with 15 years of experience, a lecturer on the Bhagavad Gita and other spiritual writings of India, teacher of meditation, mantras and mudras.
Since 2007 she has been a student of Paramahamsa Vishwananda, and since 2014 she has been permanently residing in Vrindavan, India, and guiding many people through spiritual trips across India.
Thakur Humagain
Thakur Humagain has been a tour guide in Nepal for 10 years. Graduated from Tribhuwan University of Nepal. Thakur was born in religious Hindu family of Brahmins, so relationships with God always was a central part of his life. He studied holy scriptures from many different religions like Hinduism, Biddhisim, Christianity and Zen. He has made self deep study of Puranas, Shrimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita etc, since youth-hood. Thakur has been a devotee of Paramahamsa Vishwananda since 2012 and , he practices Atma Kriya Yoga since 2014. Being on spiritual path more 20 years, Thakur specialised on bringing western people to holy places in Nepal and India focusing on spirituality, culture and religion and meditation.
Oxana Romanchuk
For more than 10 years, she has been implementing programs for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia, Great Britain, and India. She was responsible for the promotion of entrepreneurship at Promsvyazbank, represented Russia in the Business Twenty, was a member of the working groups on entrepreneurial literacy at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Opora Rossii. Mentor, international expert on impact programs and small business support. She studied Buddhism and practiced Vipassana in India. Since 2022 she is a disciple of Paramahamsa Vishwananda. Oxana practices kriya yoga, studies Hinduism and makes regular pilgrimages to India and Nepal.
Katrina Tissen
Translator, Business Development Manager, Seeker, Traveler. She completed her postgraduate studies in China and is fluent in English and Chinese. She has lived in China for more than 6 years and has been living and running a successful business mainly in Asia for more than 8 years now: India, Pakistan, Turkey, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia.
She is a disciple of Paramahamsa Vishwananda. Katrina is practicing kriya yoga, hatha yoga, studying the scriptures of Hinduism, integrating spirituality into the business environment and feeding off the light of truth in pilgrimages to holy places.
Bogdan Repnoy
Producer and director. Professionally engaged in music and photography. The spiritual path is an integral part of his life, and the ability to combine spirituality with travels and filming is a real miracle for Bogdan. He will be glad to capture the magical moments of your pilgrimage.
INCLUDED IN COST
Accommodation in 5* hotels (including the Hyatt chain) with three vegetarian meals a day
All transfers from the starting point in Dehradun to Delhi
Entry fees and admissions where applicable
Full expert support of organizers and guides, including lectures on Hinduism
NOT INCLUDED IN COST
International air tickets to and from India
Flight Delhi-Dehradun
Visa
Medical Insurance
Tips and temple donations
Souvenirs
Meetings with local representatives of the business community upon request
