Pilgrimage to Kashmir with a group of people

I am back after a wonderful journey to Kashmir. We (Lakshmanjoo Academy) had a group of 65 people joining us on this pilgrimage into the land of the origins of the ancient philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism.

Visiting sacred sides, emerging ourselves in the teachings of the ancient philosophy, and enjoying the landscape of the Himalayas and its valleys and lakes.

Here are a few photos… might take some time to load! (videos below)

The above photo is us taking tea in Swami Ram’s ashram on his Mahasamadhi Celebration day (which is the day he passed away). The ashram is located in the old downtown of Srinagar.

 

group photo in front of Mahadev mountain
selfie time, thanks to John Vosler for this great shot of us
the only cows we saw in the streets, they used to be everywhere
traditional dishes: nadru (lotus root), hark, damalu
dining outside
lunch in the ashram
Mangaleshwar temple where Swamiji was initiated (I painted a digital painting about that)
group photo in park
group photo in park
Sufianer musicians
we all got gifts and a certificate
Curious baby
me with John Hughes, John Vosler, Shanna Hughes from top left to right
Shiva Lingam in Ganesh temple in Srinagar
Gopiteerth with sacred trees
conversations at the store
beautiful Pahalgam
horses on the way to Amanath
visiting Pahalgam
the blissful gardener
harvest time in the valley of Kashmir
the crew that put up the tents were like acrobats
you can find me in the back orchestrating the monitor and zoom
participants of our study retreat
Dal Lake with shikaras on an early morning walk
temple dedicated to the mother
the trees were just amazing
lake view at dawn
view over the valley of Kashmir
morning dawn
soldiers everywhere
temple celebration in nearby village
Sufianer music was out of this world

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