Arrive Delhi

Welcome for an unmatched psychic trail in India, met & assisted at airport and straight transfer to hotel

Afternoon proceed for orientation tour of New Delhi visiting, (drive past) India gate, Victorian buildings, President’s house and Qutub Minar.

Later in the evening pay a guided visit to first shaktipeeth of the tour (The holy seat of Power Goddess ‘Shakti’), roam around the chanted corridors and small temples within the complex for different incarnations of The Goddess and return to back to hotel with the blessings of the eternal goddess

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Delhi

Breakfast at hotel and proceed for Old Delhi sightseeing tour, visiting Jama Masjid (The Largest Mosque in India), drive past Red fort, and enjoy a rickshaw ride through the narrow by lanes of a medieval bazaar known as Chandni chowk (Silver square).

This Evening visit Kundalini yoga centre

Kundalini Yoga - Kunadlini yoga derives its name through a focus on awakening kundalini energy, Kundalini is an energy that exists in everyone's body, usually in a dormant state. This means that most people never feel it and never know it is there; through regular practice of meditation, pranayama, chanting mantra and yoga asana. Called by practitioners "the yoga of awareness", it aims "to cultivate the creative spiritual potential of a human to uphold values, speak truth, and focus on the compassion and consciousness needed to serve and heal others."

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Delhi

Breakfast at hotel, this morning visit Akshardham Temple - consists of 234 ornately carved pillars, 9 ornate domes, 20 quadrangled shikhars, a spectacular Gajendra Pith (plinth of stone elephants) and 20,000 murtis and statues of India’s great sadhus, devotees, acharyas and divine personalities.

The mandir is a fusion of pink stone and pure white marble, where pink stone symbolizes bhakti in eternal bloom and white marble that of absolute purity and eternal peace. Akshardham was created by HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj in fulfillment to the wish of his guru, Brahmaswarup Yogiji Maharaj, the fourth successor in the spiritual hierarchy of Bhagwan Swaminarayan. In only a short timespan of five years Swaminarayan Akshardham became a reality through the blessings of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, 300 million man hours of epic services rendered by 11,000 volunteers, sadhus and artisans and the immense sacrifice, austerities, prayers of hundreds of thousands of young and old devotees of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.

This evening visit kundalini yoga centre

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Delhi – Agra by surface (approx. 210 Kms / 5 Hrs)

Breakfast at hotel and drive to Agra – A Medieval city on the banks of the Yamuna River. It was founded by Sultan Sikandar Lodi in the year 1506. Agra achieved fame as the capital of the Mughal emperors from 1526 to 1658 and remains a major tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal era buildings. Most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, all three of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Afternoon visit to Agra fort followed by a sunset visit to world famous Taj Mahal, the best, the unmatchable and the only monument built by a Muslim for a woman, neither words, pictures or phrases could work if it comes for Taj, One has to really visit this monument of true love to appreciate Taj with his speech and please his eyes…

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Agra - Jhansi by Train Bhopal Shatabdi express: 1030 – 1455 Hrs Jhansi – Khajuraho by surface (approx.)

Breakfast at hotel and transfer in time to railway station to board train for Jhansi, met & assisted at Jhansi station and drive to Khajuraho Enroute paying a visit to Orchha, a small town on the banks of river Betwa where Lord Rama Still considered & worshipped as Raja Ram, i.e. their King.

Continue drive to Khajuraho
Check in at hotel and day at leisure for independent activities

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Khajuraho Proceed for sightseeing tour visiting

The western group is reputedly the most beautiful and the most popular with tourists. The main temples in this group are Lakshamn, Jagdambi, Vishwanath, Chitragupta and Kandariya Mahadev. The beautiful walled garden that surrounds the structures is among the most notable features of the western group.

Located relatively close to the western group, the eastern group of temples, which are known as Jain temples, include Parsvanath, Adinath and Gantai. A museum is also situated onsite and contains a variety of statues that were found scattered around the area when the temples were first rediscovered. The carvings on the eastern group temple walls are slightly less erotic, tending to depict stories from Jain mythology more than anything else.

Witness light & sound show telling the story of these love temples and their builders, The Candela rulers

Khajuraho – Varanasi by Flight

Early morning practice yoga under supervision of a Yogacharya (Yoga Supervisor) at hotel grounds
Breakfast at hotel and check out
Transfer in time to airport to board flight for Varanasi
Met & Assisted at Varanasi airport and transfer to hotel
Evening interaction with Aghori Sadhus (a sect of Tantric sadhus)

Tantra - an art, a science, a spiritual path and a lifestyle. It is a path of transformation with roots going back to shamanic traditions and the origins of yoga. It is a path of expansion, embracing all facets of life. Unlike some other traditions Tantra accepts sexual energy and may use it as a route to higher consciousness – but that is just one facet among many.

It is a Sanskrit word which means, to weave, to transform through methods, and to transform poison into nectar. The basic concept of this life approach is that each human being is a reflection of the entire cosmos. By entering inside one’s own subjective being with a witnessing consciousness, all aspects of the body / mind and emotions are revealed in their refined potential. The refined potential of every human being is divine. Therefore, in Tantra, the whole person is accepted as divine.

God as Half Man, Half Woman

A depiction of Almighty according to Tantra is Ardanareshvara, half man, half woman. In Shiva (Male entity) temples throughout India the object of worship is a stone carving of the female (Shakti, Shiva’s Consort) genitalia which cradles a stone carving of the male genitalia, symbolizing, among other things, the importance of the balance between feminine and masculine principles. The name given to the male genitals is Lingam, meaning wand of light. The name given to the female genitals is Yoni, meaning sacred place. And the whole universe in born and prospered by the life dance of Supreme Male and female powers.

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Varanasi

Subah-e-Banaras Get up at the crack of dawn with us on an early sunrise morning boat ride up the sacred Ganga River. Morning are called Subah-e-Banaras in local lingo and as the sun rises you will see the pious pilgrims and locals who flock to the riverside for worship and hear about the interesting history of the Ghats and their patronage by the Maharaja’s who built them. Along the way you will be filled with insider stories that end with a short walking tour around a hidden sun temple. You will come away refreshed and ready for the rest of the day.

Return to your hotel,
Breakfast at hotel
Later proceed for city tour visiting; Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Durga Temple and Banaras Hindu University

Evening, visit to the ghat to witness Ganges aarti rituals, the aarti takes place facing the river. The lamps are lit and circled around by the pandits (Hindu priests) in a clockwise manner, accompanied by changing or songs in praise of Mother Ganga. The idea is that the lamps acquire the power of the deity. After the ritual is complete, devotees will cup their hands over the flame and raise their palms to their forehead in order to get the Goddess's purification and blessing.

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Varanasi – Lucknow by surface (approx. 270 Kms / 6 Hrs)

Breakfast at hotel and drive to Lucknow – this name is synonymous with architectural beauties of 'Lakhauri' bricks, the fragrance of 'itra',musical notes, the sound of dancers' trinklets, the sweetness of 'dussheri' mangoes, 'malai' and 'gulabrevadis', and of course it’s 'Mehman Nawazi'. Known for its refinement in speech, entertainment, dresses and manners, Lucknow is also called the 'City of Adab'. Infact, it is here that one can experience hospitality in the true sense of the term. Various cultural ingredients have contributed to the richness of this unique city.

Upon arrival, transfer and check into your hotel.

Evening enjoy a boat ride at River Gomti - River Gomti is the life line of Lucknow. One can enjoy a sip of tea or coffee with light snacks on the boat beautifully decked up for you. For entire one hour you are away from the materialistic world and in the lap of Gomti river which is one of the scared rivers of this region. After having tea / coffee on the boat you land on an island temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Disembark the boat at the same place.

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Lucknow

This morning proceed for city orientation tour visiting; the City of Gardens and the 18th century capital of the Nawab Wazirs, a centre of culture and tradition. Visit sites including the husianabad Imambara, Jama Masjid, Picture Gallery, and more.

Afternoon visit the Kundalini Yoga Research Institute - Kundalini Yoga Research Institute (KYRI) is a Non-Government Organization (NGO), registration under, Govt. of India Society

Founded in the Feb. 1981 on Mahashivratri by Dr. Dinanath Rai (Swami Brahmgyanam) to impart yogic training to development based on traditional heritage, tantric and yogic teaching. KYRI aims to promote deeper based on traditional and classical yoga amongst people. The main vision and mission of the institute is "to empower human being with the knowledge and application of latent kundalini Shakti (Power) within.

About Kundalini Practice –

Kundalini is one of the spiritual sadhana. It goes beyond the physical performance of poses with its emphasis on breathing, meditation, chakra, mudra, bandha and bijmantra chanting. However, the kundalini eqvences can be very physically intense. Kundalini practices appeals to those who are up to both mental and physical challenges.

Interact with the Guru and a theoretical lecture on Kundalini and yoga
Return to the hotel

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Lucknow

Practice Kundalini Yoga at hotel lawns under the supervision of the Yogacharya (Yoga Expert)
Day at leisure

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Lucknow – Delhi by Flight

Practice Kundalini Yoga at hotel lawns under the supervision of the Yogacharya (Yoga Expert)
Later depart Lucknow by flight for Delhi
Assisted transfer to your hotel

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Depart Delhi

After breakfast, transfer in time from hotel to airport to board flight for onward journey.

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