Swamiji is once again taking a group of students to India!
The trip will take place from March 1st to 13th 2025 in Tiruvannamalai, south India.
Price: 1,150.00 Euros/person
(Flights NOT included)
Accommodation will be in twin or double rooms.
We also have a limited number of single rooms. (Single room supplement: 200 Euros.)
Rooms will be assigned on a first come first served basis.
Flights:
We offer to book the international flights, at no extra charge, for the students who wish to travel with the group.
For this trip, we have chosen a flight with Etihad Airways, from Madrid to Chennai, with a stopover in Abu Dhabi.
IMPORTANT:
In order to keep the price of the flights as low as possible, for this trip we will be booking the flights individually, instead of booking a group of seats in advance. In this way, each plane ticket will be much more economical and the group is guaranteed to all be on the same flight. The only variation is that, due to the flights being booked individually, payment for the flights must be made in full at the time of booking. It will not be possible to pay a deposit now and the remainder at a later date.
As always, flight prices tan fluctuate and the tendancy is for prices to increase as the weeks go by. for this reason, we recommend you book as soon as possible.
PRICE: Contact us and we will inform you of the current price of the flights. (Price at the time of publishing, 11th October 2024: 645 Euros.)
Students also have the option of booking their own flights. If the arrival and departure times of these flights do not coincide with those of the main group, we will arrange taxis on request for the airport transfers. The cost of each transfer is approximately 50 Euros per taxi (max 4 persons).
INTERESTED IN THIS TRIP?
If you would like to take part in the trip, please email us with your full name and confirming your room preference and if you would like to book your flights with us and travel with the group.
Please DO NOT send any money until we request that you do so. Thank you.
Have a question?
Contact us without any obligation!
NOTE: Those students wishing to travel to India with Swamiji for the first time, require Swamiji’s authorisation to take part. If this is your case, please send an email or WhatsApp with your name and a recent photo.
This trip is designed for students who have completed, or are currently taking part in, one of Swamiji’s 18 month courses.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THIS TRIP?
Colours, aromas of spices, exotic flavours and, above all, spirituality. India is the birthplace of yoga and meditation and now the place to let yourself be carried away in wonder. Do you need answers? Do you crave serenity? On this trip you will reach your desired balance between body and spirit. It will be an authentic voyage toward inner peace.
In a life full of chaos, stress and anxiety, we suggest emptying the mind, freeing the space occupied by banalities and open a door so that only what really matters may enter. Distance yourself from all the noise, “reconnect” with yourself and return with a different perspective, with a new way of being and living.
Our stay will be in Tiruvannamalai, one of the holiest cities in the state of Tamil Nadu, located in the south of India and at the foot of the majestic Arunachala hill. Roughly 800 metres high and with a pyramidal shape, the hill is considered a manifestation of Lord Shiva. Every full moon, thousands of pilgrims surround its base in a purification ritual as part of a magical ceremony known as Girivalam.
The Hindu temple of Arunachaleswarar, one of the most spectacular in all of India, stands here in honour to the god. Lying over 10 hectares of surface area and with 9 magnificent towers, it is among the greatest temples in the world in its category. Nearby, at any time of year it is possible to see worshippers and sadhus, spiritual men or “monks who follow the path of penitence and austerity in order to reach enlightenment”.
A profound energy that permeates the city of Tiru has led to the creation of numerous ashrams which every year attract huge crowds of people from around the world as a part of their spiritual journey. With Sri Swami Purohit, “Swamiji”, we will have the chance to make daily visits to the ashrams. The main ones are:
Sri Ramana Ashram
Also known as Sri Ramanasramam, it was home to Ramana Maharshi from 1922 until his death in 1950 at the age of 70.
Sri Ramana is considered one of the most prominent spiritual masters of India and one of the most well-known and influential Hindu clergymen of the 20th century. His teachings focused on the atma-vichara, or “self-inquiry” of the soul. In this method, the individual focuses his or her attention on the “I-thought”, with the aim of finding his or her origin.
“What we find in the life and teachings of Sri Ramana is the purest essence of India…” “…they are not only important for the Hindu, but for the westerner as well. They are of great human interest, but are also a message of warning directed at humanity that risks losing itself in the chaos of its unconscious and its lack of control”. Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
Seshadri Swamigal Ashram
Dedicated to Sri Seshadri Swamigal, or the “Saint with a golden hand”, in 2012, this ashram is located close to the Sri Ramanasramam.
At 19, Seshadri met Sri Balaji Swamigal, a saint from northern India who instructed him. He travelled to various places in Tamil Nadu before ending up in Tiruvannamalai where he remained for 40 years. He dedicated his life and teachings to emphasizing the glory of Arunachala. When Ramana Maharshi arrived in Tiruvannamalai seven years later, Seshadri Swamigal took care of him, protected him and revealed him to the world as a saint. He died in 1929.
Yogi Ram Surath Kumar Ashram
Also known as Yogi Ramsuratkumar Ashram, it stands in honour of the Indian saint and mystic. Yogi Ramsuratkumar was born in Naradara, a small village in Utta Pradesh, in 1918. He graduated from the University of Allahabad and began to practice as a master.
An incident led him to travel to the south of India in search of answers regarding life and death, the “truth”. In 1959, Yogi Ramsuratkumar arrived in Tiruvannamalai where he spent the better part of his period of enlightenment. As more and more people recognized his divinity, the need for an ashram to receive and bless his followers became more evident. Yogi Ramsuratkumar Ashram was finally built and he died there in 2001 at the age of 82.
The practice of meditation and yoga in Tiruvannamalai is an unparalleled experience. This unique city offers the opportunity to experience the deepest silence and remain unburdened by external thoughts. Our accommodations will include a brightly-lit hallwith incomparable views where every day Swamiji will impart his teachings to all of us as we practice yoga y meditation.
We will visit Arunachala as well as all of the temples and attractions. We will journey through history and experience the culture and traditions of this fascinating enclave. It is a magnificent opportunity to delve into spiritual practices and promote our inner and emotional growth thanks to the sacred and special energy of this place. This is a trip oriented to the body and the mind, an authentic spiritual experience.
The trip to India with Sri Swami Purohit will take place between Saturday 2nd – Tuesday 12th of March 2023 (both inclusive). 11 days (10 nights in India). The flight to Chennai will leave from Madrid.
INFORMATION
The accommodation is next to the Sri Ramana Ashram.
Double rooms and a limited number of single rooms.
Price
- 1,150 Euros / person: Double or twin rooms. (Limited number of single rooms. Supplement 200 Euros)
Included:
- Transport between Bengaluru Airport and the accommodation, for the arrival as well as the return (as long as the participant travels with the group).
- Stay of 11 days (10 nights) with all (vegetarian) meals included.
- All activities with Sri Swami Purohit.
- Booking of international flights (for participants that travel with the group on the flight chosen by the organisation: Madrid-Chennai-Madrid).
NOT included:
- International Flights between Spain and India.
- Transport between Madrid and point of origin.
- Laundry Service at the accommodations, drinks and snacks between meals.
- Tips
- Entrance visa for India (compulsory).
- Travel Insurance (compulsory).
- Booking of flights not chosen by the organisation. Inquire for details without commitment.
- Transport between Chennai Airport and accommodations in the event that the flights do not coincide with the timetable of the group. Inquire for details without commitment.
