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Jul 20, 2012

Ganga Aarti at the Kumbh Mela Festival (Part 2)

We continue with our series of photographs highlighting the Ganga Aarti ceremony that takes place at the Kumbha Mela festival in India. We've themed our tour to the Kumbha Mela festival as a spiritual and photography adventure as there's be countless opportunities for photography during the festival and the days we travel across northern India. Click this link for more information about this Kumb...

Jul 19, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

Ganga Aarti at the Kumbh Mela Festival (Part 1)

Part of the Kumbha Mela festival is the evening Ganga Aarti celebration down by the banks of the holy Ganges river. Aarti is a Hindu ritual wear an oil lamp or lamps are lit and then waved ceremoniously at a deity. In this case the the holy river is looked open as the deity and t
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Jul 14, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

Collection of Kumbha Mela Photos by Anna Kastner

The grand 2013 Kumbha Mela festival is only a little over 7 months away. Quite a few people have signed up for our spiritual adventure to this festival and across north India and we hope you will too. Today, I'd like to share some photos taken by a dear friend of mine, Anna Kast
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Mar 15, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

Kumbha Mela and North India Spiritual Adventure

During our spiritual adventure to the Maha Kumbha Mela in February 2013 we plan to also visit Kolkata, Varanasi, Khajuraho and Panna National Park. We'll probably be adding one more location to the itinerary but that will be finalized in the days to come. The spiritual adventure
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Mar 14, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

Maha Kumbha Mela 2013 Schedule

In the early part of next year the massive Maha Kumbha Mela festival will take place again. Occurring once every four years the last Kumbha Mela took place in the town of Haridwar on the banks of the river Ganges in North India in 2010. Next year the festival will take place at
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Dec 24, 2011 Hinduism

Happy Pancha Ganapati

Happy Pancha Ganapati everyone! We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, is the final day of the celebration, and Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha" DECEMBER 25, ORANGE The family sadhana for the final day of Pancha Ganapati is to bri
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Dec 23, 2011 Hinduism

Day 4 of the Pancha Ganapati Festival

We continue with our five-day celebration of Pancha Ganapati. Today, day 4 of the celebration, Gurudeva shares from his book "Loving Ganesha" DECEMBER 24, GREEN The sadhana of day four is to draw forth the vibration of joy and harmony that comes from music, art, drama and the da
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